HR 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=HR}}
The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area,Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004) is a group of nine postcode districts in England and Wales, within six post towns. These cover most of Herefordshire, including Hereford, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. The area also covers very small parts of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, while the HR2, HR3 and HR5 districts extend across the border to cover a small part of Powys.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! HR1
| HEREFORD
| Hereford (east)
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! HR2
| HEREFORD
| Hereford (south)
| Herefordshire, Powys
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! HR3
| HEREFORD
| Herefordshire, Powys
|-
! HR4
| HEREFORD
| Hereford (west)
| Herefordshire
|-
! HR5
| KINGTON
| Herefordshire, Powys
|-
! HR6
| LEOMINSTER
| Herefordshire
|-
! HR7
| BROMYARD
| Bromyard, Edwyn Ralph, Stoke Lacy
| Herefordshire
|-
! HR8
| LEDBURY
| Ledbury, Bosbury, Bromsberrow, Hollybush
| Herefordshire, Forest of Dean, Malvern Hills
|-
! HR9
| ROSS-ON-WYE
| Ross-on-Wye, Gorsley, Gorsley Common
| Herefordshire, Forest of Dean
|}
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)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310193320/http://www.poweredbypaf.com/offering-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-customers-the-option-to-use-the-welsh-version-of-their-address/ Using Welsh alternative addresses within Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)]
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