Postal addresses: a little history and a lot of photos

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CB

CB concerns itself with Cambridge, and covers southern Cambridgeshire and a little of western Suffolk and northern Essex. The districts in the twenties were created from parts of the single-digit CAMBRIDGE codes in 2006.

CB1-5 – postal address CAMBRIDGE


CB6-7 – postal address ELY, Cambs.
CB8 – postal address NEWMARKET, Suffolk
CB9 – postal address HAVERHILL, Suffolk
CB10-11 – postal address SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex


CB21-25 – postal address CAMBRIDGE

CF

The CF postcode area is based on Cardiff and takes in the towns in Mid Glamorgan and parts of South Glamorgan. The CAERPHILLY post town was enlarged in 2000 to include Bedwas and Machen, which had previously come under NEWPORT and thus had had an NP postcode. The ABERDARE post town area extends northwest into the Ystradfellte area of Powys.

The CF1 and CF2 districts were renumbered in December 1998, to two-digit numbers beginning with 1 and 2 respectively.

NB Royal Mail ceased the requirement for county names on addresses in 1996 and these were not updated after local government reorganisation of the following year. Therefore, Mid and South Glamorgan remain correct county names.

CF3 and CF5 – postal address CARDIFF
CF10-11 – postal address CARDIFF
CF14-15 – postal address CARDIFF
CF23-24 – postal address CARDIFF



CF31-33 – postal address BRIDGEND, M. Glam.
CF34 – postal address MAESTEG, M. Glam. (separated from BRIDGEND in March 1991)
CF35 – postal address BRIDGEND, M. Glam. (again)


CF36 – postal address PORTHCAWL, M. Glam.
CF37-38 – postal address PONTYPRIDD, M. Glam.
CF39 – postal address PORTH, M. Glam.
CF40 – postal address TONYPANDY, M. Glam.


CF41 – postal address PENTRE, M. Glam.
CF42 – postal address TREORCHY, M. Glam.
CF43 – postal address FERNDALE, M. Glam.
CF44 – postal address ABERDARE, M. Glam.


CF45 – postal address MOUNTAIN ASH, M. Glam.
CF46 – postal address TREHARRIS, M. Glam.
CF47-48 – postal address MERTHYR TYDFIL, M. Glam.


CF61 – postal address LLANTWIT MAJOR, S. Glam.
CF62-63 – postal address BARRY, S. Glam.
CF64 (part) – postal address DINAS POWYS, S. Glam.
CF64 (part) – postal address PENARTH, S. Glam.


CF71 (part) – postal address COWBRIDGE, S. Glam.
CF71 (part) – postal address LLANTWIT MAJOR, S. Glam. (again)
CF72 – postal address PONTYCLUN, M. Glam.
CF81 – postal address BARGOED, M. Glam.
CF82 – postal address HENGOED, M. Glam.
CF83 – postal address CAERPHILLY, M. Glam.


There are also the non-geographic postcode areas CF91, 95 and 99 (post town CARDIFF) reserved for specific large users.

CH

CH refers to Chester and covers the Chester district of Cheshire, along with Flintshire. In 1999 the Wirral peninsula was added to the CH area, having previously come under L (Liverpool); the numerals were not changed.

NB Royal Mail ceased the requirement for county names on addresses in 1996 and these were not updated after local government reorganisation of the following year. Therefore, Clwyd and Merseyside remain correct county names.

CH1-4 – postal address CHESTER


CH5 – postal address DEESIDE, Clwyd
CH6 (part) – postal address BAGILLT, Clwyd
CH6 (part) – postal address FLINT, Clwyd
CH7 (part) – postal address BUCKLEY, Clwyd
CH7 (part) – postal address MOLD, Clwyd
CH8 – postal address HOLYWELL, Clwyd


CH41-42 – postal address BIRKENHEAD, Merseyside
CH43 – postal address PRENTON, Merseyside (separated from BIRKENHEAD, L43, in December 1998)
CH44-45 – postal address WALLASEY, Merseyside (previously L44-45)


CH46-49 – postal address WIRRAL, Merseyside (previously L46-49)


CH60-63 – postal address WIRRAL, Merseyside (previously L60-63)


CH64 – postal address NESTON, Merseyside (renamed from SOUTH WIRRAL, L64, in December 1998)
CH65-66 – postal address ELLESMERE PORT, Merseyside (renamed from SOUTH WIRRAL, L65-66, in December 1998)


There are also the non-geographic postcode areas CH88 and 99 (post town CHESTER) reserved for specific large users.

CM

CM represents Chelmsford and covers the central part of Essex and the far northeast of Hertfordshire. Unusually, it features a zero district, CM0. It also provides the curiosity of a ‘doughnut effect’ with the post town STANSTED (Essex) entirely surrounded by BISHOP’S STORTFORD (Herts.). Thus, the county of Essex postally includes this detachment surrounded by Hertfordshire.

CM0 (part) – postal address BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH, Essex
CM0 (part) – postal address SOUTHMINSTER, Essex
CM1-3 – postal address CHELMSFORD
CM4 – postal address INGATESTONE, Essex


CM5 – postal address ONGAR, Essex
CM6 – postal address DUNMOW, Essex
CM7 – postal address BRAINTREE, Essex
CM8 – postal address WITHAM, Essex
CM9 – postal address MALDON, Essex


CM11-12 – postal address BILLERICAY, Essex
CM13-15 – postal address BRENTWOOD, Essex


CM16 – postal address EPPING, Essex
CM17-20 – postal address HARLOW, Essex


CM21 – postal address SAWBRIDGEWORTH, Herts.
CM22-23 – postal address BISHOP’S STORTFORD, Herts.
CM24 – postal address STANSTED, Essex

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