WA postcode area

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The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area,^[2] is a group of sixteen postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of nine post towns. These postcode districts cover north Cheshire (including Warrington, Frodsham, Knutsford, Lymm, Runcorn and Widnes), eastern Merseyside (including St Helens and Newton-le-Willows) and small parts of Greater Manchester (including Altrincham and Golborne).

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area
WA1	WARRINGTON	Warrington, Town Centre, Woolston, Paddington, Bruche	Warrington
WA2	WARRINGTON	Warrington, Orford, Longford, Dallam, Padgate, Fearnhead	Warrington
WA3	WARRINGTON	Lowton, Golborne, Birchwood, Rixton with Glazebrook, Culcheth	Wigan, Warrington
WA4	WARRINGTON	Warrington, Latchford, Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall, Daresbury, Moore, Walton, Preston on the Hill	Warrington, Halton, Cheshire West and Chester
WA5	WARRINGTON	Warrington, Burtonwood, Westbrook, Penketh, Great Sankey, White Cross	Warrington
WA6	FRODSHAM	Frodsham, Helsby	Cheshire West and Chester
WA7	RUNCORN	Runcorn	Halton
WA8	WIDNES	Widnes, Cronton	Halton, Knowsley
WA9	ST. HELENS	Clock Face, Sutton, Thatto Heath	St Helens
WA10	ST. HELENS	Eccleston, St. Helens, West Park	St Helens
WA11	ST. HELENS	Crank, Haydock, Moss Bank, Rainford	St Helens
WA12	NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS	Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown	St Helens
WA13	LYMM	Lymm, Statham, Warburton	Warrington, Trafford
WA14	ALTRINCHAM	Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Dunham Town, Timperley, Dunham Massey, Little Bollington	Trafford, Cheshire East
WA15	ALTRINCHAM	Altrincham, Ashley, Hale, Hale Barns, Timperley, Ringway	Trafford, Manchester, Cheshire East
WA16	KNUTSFORD	High Legh, Knutsford, Mobberley, Ollerton	Cheshire East
WA55	WARRINGTON	Non-geographic
WA88	WIDNES	Non-geographic

The Frodsham post town was introduced in June 1999; the post town for WA6 had previously been Warrington.^[3]

WA postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CH, CW, L, M, SK and WN postcode areas.

↑ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. February 2012. Table 2. Retrieved 21 April 2012. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
↑ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
↑ Royal Mail (ftp site) - Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999

Postcode areas in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man

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Related UK lists: Postcode districts Post towns Postal counties London postal district

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