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The WD postcode area, also known as the Watford postcode area, [2] is a group of eleven postcode districts in south-east England, within seven post towns.These cover south-west Hertfordshire (including Watford, Rickmansworth, Borehamwood, Kings Langley, Abbots Langley, Bushey and Radlett), plus very small parts of Buckinghamshire and Greater London.
By the 1920s, printing had become the biggest industry in Watford. The biggest printers in the town were Sun Printers Ltd and Odhams Press. Watford was the biggest printing centre in the world and many advances in printing were made in Watford. During World War II the prints were taken over by the government who used them to print propaganda ...
This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies, sorted by the postcode area ... Watford: Abbots Langley, Borehamwood, Bushey, ...
The BF postcode area was introduced in 2012 to provide optional postcodes for British Forces Post Office addresses, for consistency with the layout of other UK addresses. It uses the national non-geographic post town " BFPO " and, as of 2012, the postcode district "BF1".
Postcode areas shown with former postal counties. This is a list of postcode districts in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies. A group of postcode districts with the same alphabetical prefix is called a postcode area. All, or part, of one or more postcode districts are grouped into post towns. [1]
For the purposes of directing mail, the United Kingdom (although the populations listed just show figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland), is divided by Royal Mail into postcode areas. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode . [ 1 ]
The main shopping precinct in South Oxhey town centre. South Oxhey is a large estate built on land that was formerly part of the Oxhey Hall Estate. [1] There was a manor house here, Oxhey Place, and a chapel. [2] The manor house was owned by the Blackwell family of Crosse and Blackwell fame. It burnt down in 1960.
Oxhey is a suburb of Watford, under the jurisdiction of the Watford Borough Council in the county of Hertfordshire, England. [2] It is in the Oxhey ward of Watford Borough Council. The wider locations which comprise the modern Oxhey area are Oxhey Village (the area around Bushey station and between Pinner Road and London Road) and Oxhey Hall ...