TA postcode area

Summary

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The TA postcode area, also known as the Taunton postcode area,[2] is a group of 24 postcode districts in South West England, within 19 post towns. These cover western Somerset (including Taunton, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, Crewkerne, Dulverton, Highbridge, Hinton St George, Ilminster, Langport, Martock, Merriott, Minehead, Montacute, Somerton, South Petherton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Watchet and Wellington), plus very small parts of Dorset and Devon.

Taunton
TA is located in the United Kingdom
TA
TA
Coordinates: 51°03′22″N 3°04′12″W / 51.056°N 3.070°W / 51.056; -3.070
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
TA
Postcode area name
Taunton
Post towns19
Postcode districts24
Postcode sectors67
Postcodes (live)11,711
Postcodes (total)14,693
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

Coverage edit

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
TA1 TAUNTON Taunton (south and town centre), Comeytrowe, Bishops Hull, Holway, Wilton, Lambrook Somerset
TA2 TAUNTON Taunton (north), Norton Fitzwarren, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Kingston St Mary, Monkton Heathfield, West Monkton Somerset
TA3 TAUNTON North Curry, Isle Abbots, Stoke St Mary, Stoke St Gregory, Fivehead, Churchinford, Trull Somerset
TA4 TAUNTON Bicknoller, Bishops Lydeard, Cotford St. Luke, Crowcombe, Milverton, West Bagborough, Williton, Wiveliscombe Somerset
TA5 BRIDGWATER Cannington, Nether Stowey, Over Stowey, Spaxton, Fiddington, Somerset
TA6 BRIDGWATER Bridgwater, North Petherton, Wembdon Somerset
TA7 BRIDGWATER Puriton, Polden Hills, Westonzoyland, Middlezoy, Shapwick, Catcott, Ashcott, Chedzoy Somerset
TA8 BURNHAM-ON-SEA Burnham on Sea, Berrow, Brean, Steep Holm Somerset
TA9 HIGHBRIDGE Highbridge, West Huntspill, Brent Knoll Somerset
TA10 LANGPORT Langport, Curry Rivel, Huish Episcopi, Hambridge and Westport Somerset
TA11 SOMERTON Somerton, Keinton Mandeville, Charlton Mackrell, Charlton Adam Somerset
TA12 MARTOCK Martock, Kingsbury Episcopi, Ash, Stembridge, Coat, Stapleton, Witcombe Somerset
TA13 SOUTH PETHERTON South Petherton, Over Stratton, Lopen, East Lambrook, West Lambrook Somerset
TA14 STOKE-SUB-HAMDON Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Norton-sub-Hamdon, Chiselborough Somerset
TA15 MONTACUTE Montacute Somerset
TA16 MERRIOTT Merriott Somerset
TA17 HINTON ST. GEORGE Hinton St George, Dinnington Somerset
TA18 CREWKERNE Crewkerne, Haselbury Plucknett, West Chinnock, Misterton, North Perrott Somerset, Dorset
TA19 ILMINSTER Ilminster, Ashill, Ilton, Dowlish Wake, Shepton Beauchamp, Donyatt, Whitelackington Somerset
TA20 CHARD Chard, Buckland St Mary, Forton, Combe St Nicholas, Tatworth, Thorncombe Somerset, Dorset
TA21 WELLINGTON Wellington, West Buckland, Rockwell Green, Tonedale, Holcombe Rogus Somerset, Mid Devon
TA22 DULVERTON Dulverton, Brompton Regis, Exebridge, Exton Somerset
TA23 WATCHET Watchet, Washford, Roadwater, Luxborough, Doniford, Treborough Somerset
TA24 MINEHEAD Minehead, Porlock, Dunster, Wheddon Cross, Exford, Blue Anchor Somerset

Map edit

Template:Attached KML/TA postcode area
KML is from Wikidata
 BA postcode areaBS postcode areaDT postcode areaEX postcode area
TA postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BA, BS, DT and EX postcode areas.
 
Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around South Petherton

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)

External links edit

  • Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
  • A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)