BL postcode area

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Bolton postcode area
Postcode area	BL
Postcode area name	Bolton
Post towns	2
Postcode districts	12
Postcode sectors	53
Postcodes (live)	10,447
Postcodes (total)	12,889
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The BL postcode area, also known as the Bolton postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts around the towns of Bolton and Bury in Greater Manchester, England.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 Adjacent areas 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority
BL0	BURY	Bury, Ramsbottom	Bury
BL1	BOLTON	Bolton, Smithills	Bolton
BL2	BOLTON	Bolton, Ainsworth, Bradley Fold, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Harwood	Bolton, Bury
BL3	BOLTON	Bolton, Little Lever	Bolton
BL4	BOLTON	Bolton, Farnworth, Kearsley	Bolton
BL5	BOLTON	Bolton, Over Hulton, Westhoughton	Bolton
BL6	BOLTON	Bolton, Blackrod, Horwich, Lostock	Bolton
BL7	BOLTON	Bolton, Belmont, Bromley Cross, Egerton, North Turton, South Turton	Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton
BL8	BURY	Bury, Affetside, Greenmount, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Walshaw	Bury
BL9	BURY	Bury, Heap, Heap Bridge, Nangreaves, Summerseat, Unsworth, Walmersley	Bury
BL11	BOLTON	Bolton	Bolton
BL78	BOLTON	Bolton	Bolton
BL80	BOLTON

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - OL (Oldham) - M (Manchester) - WN (Wigan) - PR (Preston) - BB (Blackburn) .

Adjacent postcode areas PR BB WN BL OL M

[edit] References

1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom