SP postcode area

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The SP postcode area, also known as the Salisbury postcode area,^[2] is a group of eleven postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of six post towns. These postcode districts cover south Wiltshire and parts of north Dorset and west Hampshire, including Salisbury, Andover, Fordingbridge, Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Tidworth.

The letters in the postcode refer to the Salisbury Plain, a plateau within the postcode area.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area
SP1	SALISBURY	Central Salisbury	Wiltshire
SP2	SALISBURY	Outer Salisbury and surrounding villages	Wiltshire
SP3	SALISBURY	Tisbury, Shrewton, Hindon, Chilmark, East Knoyle, Dinton.	Wiltshire
SP4	SALISBURY	Amesbury & Durrington	Wiltshire
SP5	SALISBURY	Downton, Laverstock	Wiltshire
SP6	FORDINGBRIDGE	Fordingbridge	New Forest
SP7	SHAFTESBURY	Shaftesbury, Compton Abbas, Fontmell Magna, Donhead St Andrew, Donhead St Mary, Berwick St John, Motcombe.	North Dorset, Wiltshire
SP8	GILLINGHAM	Gillingham, Stour Provost, East Stour, West Stour, Kington Magna, Buckhorn Weston, Milton-on-Stour.	North Dorset
SP9	TIDWORTH	Tidworth, Shipton Bellinger	Wiltshire, Test Valley
SP10	ANDOVER	Andover	Test Valley
SP11	ANDOVER	Outskirts of Andover and surrounding villages	Test Valley, Basingstoke and Deane, Wiltshire

SP postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BA, BH, DT, RG, SN and SO postcode areas.

↑ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. February 2012. Table 2. Retrieved 21 April 2012. 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)

Postcode areas in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man

AB AL B BA BB BD BF BH BL BN BR BS BT BX CA CB CF CH CM CO CR CT CV CW DA DD DE DG DH DL DN DT DY E EC EH EN EX FK FY G GIR GL GU GY HA HD HG HP HR HS HU HX IG IM IP IV JE KA KT KW KY L LA LD LE LL LN LS LU M ME MK ML N NE NG NN NP NR NW OL OX PA PE PH PL PO PR RG RH RM S SA SE SG SK SL SM SN SO SP SR SS ST SW SY TA TD TF TN TQ TR TS TW UB W WA WC WD WF WN WR WS WV YO ZE

Related UK lists: Postcode districts Post towns Postal counties London postal district

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