DT postcode area

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The DT postcode area, also known as the Dorchester postcode area,[2] is a group of eleven postcode districts in South West England, within nine post towns. These cover much of Dorset (including Dorchester, Weymouth, Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Portland, Sherborne and Sturminster Newton), plus very small parts of Devon and Somerset.

Dorchester
DT is located in the United Kingdom
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Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 2°29′10″W / 50.759°N 2.486°W / 50.759; -2.486
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
DT
Postcode area name
Dorchester
Post towns9
Postcode districts11
Postcode sectors39
Postcodes (live)7,770
Postcodes (total)9,789
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

Coverage edit

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
DT1DORCHESTERDorchester, PoundburyDorset
DT2DORCHESTERAthelhampton, Puddletown, Crossways, Winfrith Newburgh, Winterborne St Martin, Puncknowle, West Bexington, Maiden Newton, Evershot, Charminster, Cerne Abbas, Buckland Newton, PulhamDorset
DT3WEYMOUTHChickerell, Broadwey, Radipole, Osmington, Preston, Littlemoor, Portesham, Abbotsbury, Langton HerringDorset
DT4WEYMOUTHWeymouth town centre, Melcombe Regis, Westham, Wyke RegisDorset
DT5PORTLANDFortuneswell, Easton, Southwell, Weston, The GroveDorset
DT6BRIDPORTBridport, Melplash, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Charmouth, Burton Bradstock, PowerstockDorset
DT7LYME REGISLyme Regis, Uplyme, RousdonDorset, East Devon
DT8BEAMINSTERBeaminster, BroadwindsorDorset
DT9SHERBORNESherborne, Milborne Port, Holwell, Longburton, Yetminster, Bradford Abbas, Charlton HorethorneDorset, Somerset
DT10STURMINSTER NEWTONSturminster Newton, Stalbridge, Hazelbury Bryan, Marnhull, Mappowder, Stourton Caundle, Hinton St MaryDorset
DT11BLANDFORD FORUMBlandford Forum, Blandford Camp, Iwerne Courtney, Iwerne Minster, Shillingstone, Milton Abbas, Winterborne Zelston, SpetisburyDorset

Map edit

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BA postcode areaBA postcode areaBH postcode areaEX postcode areaSP postcode areaTA postcode area
DT postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BA, BH, EX, SP and TA postcode areas.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

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