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Salisbury | |
|---|---|
  SP | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′14″N 1°47′35″W / 51.104°N 1.793°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | SP |
| Postcode area name | Salisbury |
| Post towns | 6 |
| Postcode districts | 11 |
| Postcode sectors | 47 |
| Postcodes (live) | 8,571 |
| Postcodes (total) | 11,348 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The SP postcode area, also known as the Salisbury postcode area,[2] is a group of eleven postcode districts in southern England, within six post towns. These cover south Wiltshire (including Salisbury and Tidworth) and parts of north Dorset (including Gillingham and Shaftesbury) and west Hampshire (including Andover and Fordingbridge).
The letters in the postcode refer to the Salisbury Plain, a plateau within the postcode area.
- ^ "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)