BB postcode area
{{short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=BB}}
The BB postcode area, also known as the Blackburn postcode area,Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004) is a group of thirteen postcode districts in north-west England, within nine post towns. These cover east Lancashire, including Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, Barnoldswick, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, Nelson and Rossendale.
Mail for the BB postcode area is processed at Preston Mail Centre, along with mail for the PR, FY and LA postcode areas.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BB0
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BLACKBURN
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Granby Marketing, Blackburn{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/rm/07mar_Current_Non_Geo.pdf |title=Royal Mail non-geographic postcodes |publisher=Royal Mail |date=7 March 2007 |access-date=10 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic
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! BB1
| BLACKBURN
| Blackburn (east), Bank Hey, Belthorn (part), Blackamoor, Clayton-le-Dale, Guide, Knuzden, Mellor, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Shadsworth, Sunnybower, Tottleworth, Whitebirk, Wilpshire
| Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
|-
! BB2
| BLACKBURN
| Blackburn (west), Beardwood, Balderstone, Belthorn (part), Cherry Tree, Feniscowles, Griffin, Holly Tree, Livesey, Mellor, Mellor Brook, Mill Hill, Osbaldeston, Pleasington, Witton
| Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley, Ribble Valley, South Ribble
|-
! BB3
| DARWEN
| Darwen, Bank Fold, Eccleshill, Hoddlesden, Livesey, Lower Darwen, Pickup Bank, Tockholes
| Blackburn with Darwen
|-
! BB4
| ROSSENDALE
| Acre, Balladen, Bent Gate, Cloughfold, Cowpe, Crawshawbooth, Haslingden, Helmshore, Lumb (near Rawtenstall), Newchurch, Rawtenstall, Waterfoot
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! BB5
| ACCRINGTON
| Accrington, Altham, Baxenden, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Huncoat, Oswaldtwistle, Rising Bridge
| Hyndburn, Rossendale
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! BB6
| BLACKBURN
| Dinckley, Great Harwood, Langho
| Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
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! BB7
| CLITHEROE
| Clitheroe, Barrow, Bashall Eaves, Billington, Bolton-by-Bowland, Chatburn, Downham, Dunsop Bridge, Gisburn, Great Mitton, Grindleton, Hurst Green, Little Mitton, Middop, Newsholme, Newton-in-Bowland, Paythorne, Pendleton, Rimington, Sabden, Sawley, Slaidburn, Twiston, Waddington, Whalley, Whitewell, Wiswell, Worston
| Ribble Valley
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! BB8
| COLNE
| Colne, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden, Winewall, Wycoller
| Pendle
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! BB9
| NELSON
| Nelson, Barrowford, Blacko, Brierfield, Higherford, Roughlee
| Pendle
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! BB10
| BURNLEY
| Burnley (east), Cliviger, Haggate, Harle Syke, Reedley, Worsthorne
| Burnley, Pendle
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! BB11
| BURNLEY
| Burnley (south and town centre), Dunnockshaw and Clowbridge, Hapton
| Burnley
|-
! BB12
| BURNLEY
| Burnley (west), Barley, Fence, Hapton, Higham, Padiham, Read, Simonstone, Wheatley Lane
| Burnley, Pendle, Ribble Valley
|-
! BB18
| BARNOLDSWICK
| Barnoldswick, Brogden, Earby, Kelbrook, Salterforth, Sough
| Pendle
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! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BB94
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BARNOLDSWICK
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Holiday Cottages Group, Earby
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic
|}
The BB18 district was formed out of the BB8 district in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://support.qas.com/which_districts_have_been_recoded_by_the_royal_mail__1472.htm |title=Which districts have been recoded by the Royal Mail? |publisher=Experian Data Quality Support |access-date=22 April 2017}}
Map
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180926234202/https://www.poweredbypaf.com/how-the-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-paf-helps-organisations-verify-their-customers-identities/ A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)]
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Category:Blackburn with Darwen