Postcodes in the United Kingdom
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Postcodes in the United Kingdom
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Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes. They are alphanumeric and were adopted nationally between 11 October 1959 and 1974, having been devised by the General Post Office.
The system uses alphanumeric codes to designate geographic areas. A full postcode, also known as a "postcode unit", identifies a group of addresses or a major delivery point. It consists of an outward code and inward code. The outward code indicates t
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom
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2002-10-05T13:46:42Z
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2024-09-02T15:01:28Z
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