BS postcode area
| Bristol postcode area | |
  BS | |
| Postcode area | BS |
|---|---|
| Postcode area name | Bristol |
| Post towns | 8 |
| Postcode districts | 46 |
| Postcode sectors | 191 |
| Postcodes (live) | 26,712 |
| Postcodes (total) | 41,653 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 | |
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Weston-super-Mare and Winscombe in England.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Historic codes
Until the 1990s (?date) different numbers were used for Bristol postcode districts from BS12 upwards.
Missing from the above list are obviously: BS12, BS17, BS18 and BS19. Previously these were assigned as below.
BS12 covered:Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Awkley, Bradley Stoke, Earthcote Green, Easter Compton, Elberton, Filton, Ingst, Itchington, Littleton-on-Severn, Morton, Northwick, Oldbury Naite, Oldbury-on-Severn, Olveston, Over, Patchway, Pilning, Redwick, Rudgeway, Severn Beach, Shepperdine, Stoke Gifford, Thornbury, and Tockington
BS17 covered:Chipping Sodbury, Mangotsfield, Old Sodbury, Pucklechurch, Rangeworthy, Winterbourne, and Yate
BS18 covered:Compton Dando, Saltford, Long Ashton, West Harptree, Wrington, Chew Magna, Blagdon, and Temple Cloud.
BS19 covered:Backwell, Churchill, Congresbury, Flax Bourton, Nailsea and Yatton.
The above codes are correct, but not complete. Other Towns and Villages may have shared these postcodes.
Adjacent areas
| Adjacent postcode areas | ||
|---|---|---|
| NP | GL | |
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 BS  | SN | |
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| TA | BA | |
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are SN (Swindon), BA (Bath), TA (Taunton), NP (Newport), GL (Gloucester).
See also
References
Coordinates: 51°27′N 2°34′W / 51.45°N 2.567°W
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS_postcode_area
