User:Richardguk/BS postcode area

The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Weston-super-Mare and Winscombe in England.

Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Historic Codes
Until the 1990s (?date) different numbers were used for Bristol Postal Codes 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
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SN (Swindon), BA (Bath), TA (Taunton), NP (Newport), GL (Gloucester).