WA postcode area
{{short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}
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{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=WA}}
The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area,Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004) is a group of sixteen postcode districts in North West England, within nine post towns. These cover north Cheshire (including Warrington, Frodsham, Knutsford, Lymm, Runcorn and Widnes), eastern Merseyside (including St Helens and Newton-le-Willows) and small parts of south-western Greater Manchester (including Altrincham).
Mail for the WA postcode area is processed at Warrington Mail Centre, along with mail for the CW, L and WN postcode areas.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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|-
! WA1
| WARRINGTON
| Warrington, Town Centre, Woolston, Paddington, Orford
|-
! WA2
| WARRINGTON
| Warrington, Dallam, Longford, Orford, Padgate, Winwick
| Warrington
|-
! WA3
| WARRINGTON
| Lowton, Golborne, Birchwood, Rixton with Glazebrook, Culcheth, Astley (part), Lately Common (part)
| Wigan, Warrington
|-
! WA4
| WARRINGTON
| Warrington, Latchford, Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall, Daresbury, Moore, Walton, Preston on the Hill, Whitley, Dutton, Antrobus (part)
| Warrington, Halton, Cheshire West and Chester
|-
! WA5
| WARRINGTON
| Warrington, Burtonwood, Westbrook, Penketh, Great Sankey, White Cross
| Warrington
|-
! WA6
| FRODSHAM
| Cheshire West and Chester
|-
! WA7
| RUNCORN
| Runcorn
| Halton
|-
! WA8
| WIDNES
| Halton, Knowsley
|-
! WA9
| ST. HELENS
| Clock Face, Sutton, Thatto Heath
|-
! WA10
| ST. HELENS
| Eccleston, St. Helens, West Park
| St Helens
|-
! WA11
| ST. HELENS
| Crank, Haydock, Moss Bank, Rainford
| St Helens
|-
! WA12
| NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS
| Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown
| St Helens
|-
! WA13
| LYMM
| Warrington, Trafford
|-
! WA14
| ALTRINCHAM
| Altrincham (centre and west), Bowdon, Broadheath, Dunham Town, Timperley, Dunham Massey, Little Bollington
| Trafford, Cheshire East
|-
! WA15
| ALTRINCHAM
| Altrincham (east), Ashley, Hale, Hale Barns, Timperley, Ringway
| Trafford, Manchester, Cheshire East
|-
! WA16
| KNUTSFORD
| High Legh, Knutsford, Mobberley, Ollerton, Aston by Budworth (part)
| Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WA55
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WARRINGTON
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WA88
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WIDNES
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic
|}
The Frodsham post town was introduced in June 1999; the post town for WA6 had previously been Warrington.[ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/rm/21sep06_MajorRecodes_to_1999.doc Royal Mail (ftp site)]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} - Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999
Map
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{{Postcode area imagemap|map=WA postcode area}}
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)]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060217044257/http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/towns/postcodes.html Postcodes of Greater Manchester]}}
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}}
Category:St Helens, Merseyside