GL postcode area

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Gloucester postcode area
Postcode area	GL
Postcode area name	Gloucester
Post towns	28
Postcode districts	27
Postcode sectors	109
Postcodes (live)	19,971
Postcodes (total)	25,550
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The GL postcode area, also known as the Gloucester postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts around Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Cinderford, Cirencester, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley, Dymock, Fairford, Gloucester, Lechlade, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham, Ruardean, Stonehouse, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Westbury-on-Severn and Wotton-under-Edge in 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
GL1	GLOUCESTER
GL2	GLOUCESTER
GL3	GLOUCESTER
GL4	GLOUCESTER
GL5	STROUD
GL6	STROUD
GL7	CIRENCESTER, FAIRFORD, LECHLADE
GL8	TETBURY
GL9	BADMINTON
GL10	STONEHOUSE
GL11	DURSLEY
GL12	WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE
GL13	BERKELEY
GL14	CINDERFORD, NEWNHAM, WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN
GL15	BLAKENEY, LYDNEY
GL16	COLEFORD
GL17	DRYBROOK, LONGHOPE, LYDBROOK, MITCHELDEAN, RUARDEAN
GL18	DYMOCK, NEWENT
GL19	GLOUCESTER
GL20	TEWKESBURY
GL50	CHELTENHAM
GL51	CHELTENHAM
GL52	CHELTENHAM
GL53	CHELTENHAM
GL54	CHELTENHAM
GL55	CHIPPING CAMPDEN
GL56	MORETON-IN-MARSH

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - OX (Oxford) - SN (Swindon) - BS (Bristol) - NP (Newport) - HR (Hereford) - WR (Worcester) - CV (Coventry) .

Adjacent postcode areas HR WR CV NP GL OX BS SN

[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