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{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=OX}} |
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The '''OX postcode area''', also known as the '''Oxford postcode area''',<ref>Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)</ref> is a group of 26 postcode districts in England, |
The '''OX postcode area''', also known as the '''Oxford postcode area''',<ref>Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)</ref> is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 [[post town]]s. These cover most of [[Oxfordshire]] (including [[Oxford]], [[Banbury]], [[Abingdon-on-Thames|Abingdon]], [[Bicester]], [[Witney]], [[Didcot]], [[Carterton, Oxfordshire|Carterton]], [[Kidlington]], [[Thame]], [[Wantage]], [[Wallingford, Oxfordshire|Wallingford]], [[Chipping Norton]], [[Chinnor]], [[Woodstock, Oxfordshire|Woodstock]], [[Watlington, Oxfordshire|Watlington]], [[Bampton, Oxfordshire|Bampton]] and [[Burford]]), plus very small parts of [[Northamptonshire]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[Berkshire]], [[Gloucestershire]] and [[Warwickshire]]. |
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The original OX6 district for Bicester was recoded to OX25, OX26 and OX27 in 2000, while the OX39 district for Chinnor and the OX49 district for Watlington were formed out of the OX9 district at the same time.<ref>{{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 QAS |access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> In 2001, the original OX8 district for Witney was recoded to OX28 and OX29.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beacon-dodsworth.co.uk/site/support/postcode_update_32/ |title=Royal Mail Update 32 |publisher=Beacon Dodsworth |access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> |
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| KIDLINGTON |
| KIDLINGTON |
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| [[Kidlington]], [[Yarnton]], [[Begbroke]], [[Tackley]], [[Murcott, Oxfordshire|Murcott]], [[Charlton-on-Otmoor]], [[Fencott]], [[Islip, Oxfordshire|Islip]] |
| [[Kidlington]], [[Yarnton]], [[Begbroke]], [[Tackley]], [[Murcott, Oxfordshire|Murcott]], [[Charlton-on-Otmoor]], [[Fencott]], [[Islip, Oxfordshire|Islip]] |
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| Cherwell, [[West Oxfordshire]], [[ |
| Cherwell, [[West Oxfordshire]], [[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]] |
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! OX7 |
! OX7 |
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! OX15 |
! OX15 |
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| BANBURY |
| BANBURY |
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| [[Bloxham]], [[Drayton, Cherwell|Drayton]], [[Wroxton]], [[North Newington]], [[South Newington]], [[Swalcliffe]], [[Sibford Gower]], [[Sibford Ferris]], [[Barford St Michael]], [[Barford St John]], [[Deddington]], [[Hempton, Oxfordshire|Hempton]], [[Broughton, Oxfordshire|Broughton]], [[Hornton]], [[Horley, Oxfordshire|Horley]], [[Balscote]], [[Shenington]], [[Alkerton, Oxfordshire|Alkerton]], [[Wigginton, Oxfordshire|Wigginton]], [[Milton, Cherwell|Milton]], [[Hook Norton]], [[Milcombe]], [[Shutford]], [[Epwell]], [[Tadmarton]], [[Swerford]], [[Bodicote]], [[Brailes]], [[Edge Hill, Warwickshire|Edge Hill]], [[Ratley]], Upton |
| [[Bloxham]], [[Drayton, Cherwell|Drayton]], [[Wroxton]], [[North Newington]], [[South Newington]], [[Swalcliffe]], [[Sibford Gower]], [[Sibford Ferris]], [[Barford St Michael]], [[Barford St John]], [[Deddington]], [[Hempton, Oxfordshire|Hempton]], [[Broughton, Oxfordshire|Broughton]], [[Hornton]], [[Horley, Oxfordshire|Horley]], [[Balscote]], [[Shenington]], [[Alkerton, Oxfordshire|Alkerton]], [[Wigginton, Oxfordshire|Wigginton]], [[Milton, Cherwell|Milton]], [[Hook Norton]], [[Milcombe]], [[Shutford]], [[Epwell]], [[Tadmarton]], [[Swerford]], [[Bodicote]], [[Brailes]], [[Edge Hill, Warwickshire|Edge Hill]], [[Ratley]], Upton, [[Winderton]] |
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| Cherwell, [[Stratford-on-Avon District|Stratford-on-Avon]], West Oxfordshire |
| Cherwell, [[Stratford-on-Avon District|Stratford-on-Avon]], West Oxfordshire |
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| BANBURY |
| BANBURY |
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| [[Adderbury]], Appletree, [[Aynho]], [[Arlescote]], [[Chacombe]], [[Charlton, Northamptonshire|Charlton]], [[Chipping Warden]], [[Claydon, Oxfordshire|Claydon]], [[Cropredy]], [[Culworth]], [[Edgcote]], [[Farnborough, Warwickshire|Farnborough (Warks)]], [[Greatworth]], [[Great Bourton]], [[Hanwell, Oxfordshire|Hanwell]], [[King's Sutton]], [[Bourton, Cherwell|Little Bourton]], [[Lower Thorpe]], [[Marston St. Lawrence|Marston St Lawrence]], [[Middleton Cheney]], [[Mollington, Oxfordshire|Mollington]], Nethercote, [[Newbottle, Northamptonshire|Newbottle]], [[Overthorpe, Northamptonshire|Overthorpe]], [[Prescote]], [[Shotteswell]], Stuchbury, [[Sulgrave]], [[Thenford]], [[Thorpe Mandeville]], Twyford, [[Upper Astrop]], [[Wardington]], [[Warkworth, Northamptonshire|Warkworth]], [[Warmington, Warwickshire|Warmington]], Williamscott |
| [[Adderbury]], Appletree, [[Aynho]], [[Arlescote]], [[Chacombe]], [[Charlton, Northamptonshire|Charlton]], [[Chipping Warden]], [[Claydon, Oxfordshire|Claydon]], [[Cropredy]], [[Culworth]], [[Edgcote]], [[Farnborough, Warwickshire|Farnborough (Warks)]], [[Greatworth]], [[Great Bourton]], [[Hanwell, Oxfordshire|Hanwell]], [[King's Sutton]], [[Bourton, Cherwell|Little Bourton]], [[Lower Thorpe]], [[Marston St. Lawrence|Marston St Lawrence]], [[Middleton Cheney]], [[Mollington, Oxfordshire|Mollington]], Nethercote, [[Newbottle, Northamptonshire|Newbottle]], [[Overthorpe, Northamptonshire|Overthorpe]], [[Prescote]], [[Shotteswell]], Stuchbury, [[Sulgrave]], [[Thenford]], [[Thorpe Mandeville]], Twyford, [[Upper Astrop]], [[Wardington]], [[Warkworth, Northamptonshire|Warkworth]], [[Warmington, Warwickshire|Warmington]], Williamscott |
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| Cherwell, [[ |
| Cherwell, [[West Northamptonshire]], Stratford-on-Avon |
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! OX18 |
! OX18 |
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| BICESTER |
| BICESTER |
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| [[Ardley, Oxfordshire|Ardley]], [[Bainton, Oxfordshire|Bainton]], Baynards Green, [[Bucknell, Oxfordshire|Bucknell]], [[Caversfield]], [[Charndon]], [[Fewcott]], [[Fringford]], [[Fritwell]], [[Godington]], [[Hardwick, Cherwell|Hardwick]], [[Hethe]], [[Marsh Gibbon]], Newton Morrell, [[Poundon]], [[Souldern]], [[Stoke Lyne]], [[Stratton Audley]], [[Tusmore, Oxfordshire|Tusmore]] |
| [[Ardley, Oxfordshire|Ardley]], [[Bainton, Oxfordshire|Bainton]], Baynards Green, [[Bucknell, Oxfordshire|Bucknell]], [[Caversfield]], [[Charndon]], [[Fewcott]], [[Fringford]], [[Fritwell]], [[Godington]], [[Hardwick, Cherwell|Hardwick]], [[Hethe]], [[Marsh Gibbon]], Newton Morrell, [[Poundon]], [[Souldern]], [[Stoke Lyne]], [[Stratton Audley]], [[Tusmore, Oxfordshire|Tusmore]] |
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| Cherwell, |
| Cherwell, Buckinghamshire |
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! OX28 |
! OX28 |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File] |
*[http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File] |
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*[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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{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}} |
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}} |
Latest revision as of 18:42, 16 April 2021
Oxford | |
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Coordinates: 51°47′31″N 1°17′35″W / 51.792°N 1.293°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | OX |
Postcode area name | Oxford |
Post towns | 17 |
Postcode districts | 28 |
Postcode sectors | 146 |
Postcodes (live) | 19,789 |
Postcodes (total) | 34,864 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area,[2] is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 post towns. These cover most of Oxfordshire (including Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester, Witney, Didcot, Carterton, Kidlington, Thame, Wantage, Wallingford, Chipping Norton, Chinnor, Woodstock, Watlington, Bampton and Burford), plus very small parts of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.
The original OX6 district for Bicester was recoded to OX25, OX26 and OX27 in 2000, while the OX39 district for Chinnor and the OX49 district for Watlington were formed out of the OX9 district at the same time.[3] In 2001, the original OX8 district for Witney was recoded to OX28 and OX29.[4]
Coverage[edit]
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Map[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ "Which districts have been recoded by the Royal Mail?". Experian QAS. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Royal Mail Update 32". Beacon Dodsworth. Retrieved 24 November 2013.