The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area,
[Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)] is a group of nine postcode districts in
England and
Wales, which are subdivisions of six
post towns. These cover most of
Herefordshire, including
Hereford
Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...
,
Bromyard,
Kington,
Ledbury
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills.
It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street ...
,
Leominster and
Ross-on-Wye, while the HR2, HR3 and HR5 districts extend across the border to cover a small part of
Powys.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! HR1
, HEREFORD
, North of centre
,
Herefordshire Council
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! HR2
, HEREFORD
, South of centre
,
Herefordshire Council,
Powys
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! HR3
, HEREFORD
, West of centre;
Hay on Wye
,
Herefordshire Council,
Powys
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! HR4
, HEREFORD
, City centre
,
Herefordshire Council
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! HR5
, KINGTON
,
,
Herefordshire Council,
Powys
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! HR6
, LEOMINSTER
,
,
Herefordshire Council
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! HR7
, BROMYARD
,
,
Herefordshire Council
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! HR8
, LEDBURY
,
Ledbury
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills.
It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street ...
,
Bosbury
,
Herefordshire Council
, -
! HR9
, ROSS-ON-WYE
,
,
Herefordshire Council
Map
See also
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Postcode Address File
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List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
The list of postcode areas in the United Kingdom is a tabulation of the postcode areas used by Royal Mail for the purposes of directing mail within the United Kingdom. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial ...
References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)Using Welsh alternative addresses within Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom
Hereford
Postcode areas covering the West Midlands (region)
Postcode areas covering Wales