That was the point I was making really. To the uneducated, but knowing that PE means Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, a casual look at a PE37 postcode doesn't reveal anything about Swaffham in Norfolk. You need a PAF translation to understand that.
Cheers Andy -----Original Message----- From: Steve Doerr [mailto:doerr.step...@gmail.com] Sent: 27 October 2014 13:27 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] addressing (was addr:place) 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. SWAFFHAM is the post town and Norfolk the (optional) county. -- Steve --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
