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A description of the resource identified by http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ontology/postcode/PostcodeArea
| Label | Postcode Area |
|---|---|
| Comment | An area given a unique alphabetic coding by Royal Mail to facilitate the delivering of mail. The area is identified by one or two alpha characters at the start of the full postcode, the letters being derived from a town, city or district falling within the postcode area. There are, at present, 120 postcode areas in Great Britain, for example, SO for Southampton, MK for Milton Keynes, B for Birmingham or W for London West. The postcode area code constitutes the first part of the outward code. |
| Type | Class |
| Defined by | Postcode.owl |
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