BL 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=BL}}
The BL postcode area, also known as the Bolton postcode area,Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004) is a group of ten postcode districts in North West England. These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and the northern and central parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, plus small parts of the boroughs of Chorley, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire.
Mail for the BL postcode area is processed at Manchester Mail Centre, along with mail for the M, OL and SK postcode areas.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! BL0
| BURY
| Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Shuttleworth
| Bury, Rossendale
|-
! BL1
| BOLTON
| Bolton centre, Smithills, Halliwell, Heaton
| Bolton
|-
! BL2
| BOLTON
| Bolton centre, Ainsworth, Bradley Fold, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Harwood, Tonge Fold, Tonge Moor
| Bolton, Bury
|-
! BL3
| BOLTON
| Bolton centre, Little Lever, Great Lever, Darcy Lever, Deane
| Bolton
|-
! BL4
| BOLTON
| Bolton
|-
! BL5
| BOLTON
| Bolton
|-
! BL6
| BOLTON
| Blackrod, Horwich, Lostock, Rivington
| Bolton, Chorley
|-
! BL7
| BOLTON
| Belmont, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Edgworth, Egerton, Turton
| Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton
|-
! BL8
| BURY
| Bury centre, Brandlesholme, Greenmount, Affetside, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Walshaw
| Bury
|-
! BL9
| BURY
| Bury centre, Heap, Heap Bridge, Nangreaves, Summerseat, Unsworth, Walmersley, Bircle, Jericho
| Bury
|}
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/ hA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)]
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Category:Metropolitan Borough of Bolton