Postal addresses: a little history and a lot of photos

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DD

The DD postcode area concerns itself with covering the county of Angus and is based upon Dundee. It also includes the northern tip of Fife, that part which is at the immediate other side of the Tay Bridges. The MONTROSE (DD10) post town covers a thin section along the coast that extends northeast into Kincardineshire.

(At local government reorganisation in 1974, the old Scottish counties, unlike many in England and Wales, were not substituted by the Post Office, so the old county names remain correct for postal purposes.)

DD1-5 – postal address DUNDEE


DD6 (part) – postal address NEWPORT-ON-TAY, Fife
DD6 (part) – postal address TAYPORT, Fife
DD7 – postal address CARNOUSTIE, Angus
DD8 – postal address FORFAR, Angus
DD9 – postal address BRECHIN, Angus
DD10 – postal address MONTROSE, Angus
DD11 – postal address ARBROATH, Angus

DE

The DE postcode area is centred on Derby and includes the majority of the county of Derbyshire, plus Burton-upon-Trent (postally BURTON-ON-TRENT) in Staffordshire. The previous DE2 has been split into districts numbered in the twenties; the same applies to parts of DE6 and 7, which were renumbered in the sixties and seventies.

DE1 – postal address DERBY
DE3 – postal address DERBY


DE4 – postal address MATLOCK, Derbyshire
DE5 – postal address RIPLEY, Derbyshire (separated from DERBY in May 1992)
DE6 – postal address ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire (separated from DERBY in May 1992)
DE7 – postal address ILKESTON, Derbyshire (separated from DERBY in May 1992)


DE11-12 – postal address SWADLINCOTE, Derbyshire
DE13-15 – postal address BURTON-ON-TRENT, Staffs.


DE21-24 – postal address DERBY


DE45 – postal address BAKEWELL, Derbyshire
DE55 – postal address ALFRETON, Derbyshire (separated from DERBY in May 1992)
DE56 – postal address BELPER, Derbyshire (separated from DERBY in May 1992)


DE65 – postal address DERBY
DE72-74 – postal address DERBY
DE75 – postal address HEANOR, Derbyshire (separated from DERBY in May 1992)


There is also the non-geographic postcode area DE99 (post town DERBY) reserved for a specific large user.

DG

The postcode area DG covers Dumfries and Galloway, i.e. the former counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. (At local government reorganisation in 1974, the old Scottish counties, unlike many in England and Wales, were not substituted by the Post Office, so the old county names remain correct for postal purposes.)

DG1-2 – postal address DUMFRIES
DG3 – postal address THORNHILL, Dumfriesshire
DG4 – postal address SANQUHAR, Dumfriesshire
DG5 – postal address DALBEATTIE, Kirkcudbrightshire


DG6 – postal address KIRKCUDBRIGHT
DG7 – postal address CASTLE DOUGLAS, Kirkcudbrightshire
DG8 – postal address NEWTON STEWART, Wigtownshire
DG9 – postal address STRANRAER, Wigtownshire
DG10 – postal address MOFFAT, Dumfriesshire


DG11 – postal address LOCKERBIE, Dumfriesshire
DG12 – postal address ANNAN, Dumfriesshire
DG13 – postal address LANGHOLM, Dumfriesshire
DG14 – postal address CANONBIE, Dumfriesshire
DG15 – not in use
DG16 – postal address GRETNA, Dumfriesshire (separated from CARLISLE, CA6, in c.1990)

DH

DH concerns itself with serving Durham – that is, the city and the northern part of County Durham. It also includes the post town HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING, Tyne & Wear.

DH1 – postal address DURHAM
DH2-3 – postal address CHESTER-LE-STREET, Co. Durham
DH4-5 – postal address HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING, Tyne & Wear


DH6-7 – postal address DURHAM (again)
DH8 – postal address CONSETT, Co. Durham
DH9 – postal address STANLEY, Co. Durham

DL

Immediately south of DH is DL for Darlington. This area covers the southern part of County Durham as well as the northern edge of North Yorkshire. It should be noted that the town of Catterick comes under the post town RICHMOND, not CATTERICK GARRISON.

DL1-3 – postal address DARLINGTON
DL4 – postal address SHILDON, Co. Durham


DL5 – postal address NEWTON AYCLIFFE, Co. Durham
DL6-7 – postal address NORTHALLERTON, N. Yorkshire
DL8 (part) – postal address BEDALE, N. Yorkshire
DL8 (part) – postal address HAWES, N. Yorkshire
DL8 (part) – postal address LEYBURN, N. Yorkshire


DL9 – postal address CATTERICK GARRISON, N. Yorkshire
DL10-11 – postal address RICHMOND, N. Yorkshire
DL12 – postal address BARNARD CASTLE, Co. Durham


DL13-14 – postal address BISHOP AUCKLAND, Co. Durham
DL15 – postal address CROOK, Co. Durham
DL16 – postal address SPENNYMOOR, Co. Durham
DL17 – postal address FERRYHILL, Co. Durham

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