On 27/10/2014 09:24, Andy Robinson wrote:
Are the postal towns not the town that is represented by the first part of the postcode? So CW for Crewe for instance.
No: a postcode alpha prefix will typically cover several post towns.
My parents live in Swaffham in Norfolk but Royal Mail have them is Cambridgeshire with a PE (Peterborough) postcode.
Are you sure? The official address for postcode PE37 7QN, for instance, is Mangate Street, SWAFFHAM, Norfolk, PE37 7QN.
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