The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area^[1], is a group of postal districts around Aberystwyth, Bishops Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansantffraid, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Talybont, Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch and Ystrad Meurig in England and Wales. Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ... Bishops Castle is a small market-town in Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. ... Borth is a small Welsh village about 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion. ... Bow Street looking north. ... Bucknell is a village and civil parish in the South Shropshire district of Shropshire, England. ... Caersws is a small village sitting on the River Severn in Powys, Mid Wales. ... Statistics Population: 4,186 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO453937 Administration District: South Shropshire Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone... Statistics Population: 2,289 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO432828 Administration District: South Shropshire Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Ambulance service: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: CRAVEN... Map sources for Ellesmere, Shropshire at grid reference SJ395345 Ellesmere is a market town near Oswestry in Shropshire, England. ... Llanbrynmair is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales on the A470. ... Llandinam is village in central Wales between Newtown and Llanidloes. ... Llanfyllin is a small town in Powys, traditional county of Montgomeryshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Cain by the Berwyn Mountains. ... {{|Population= 2314 |Place= Llanidloes |Council= Powys |Traditional= Montgomeryshire |Ceremonial= Powys |Constituency= Montgomeryshire |PostalTown= LLANIDLOES |PostCode= SY18 |DiallingCode= +44-1686 (4) |GridReference= SN954844 |OldMapsYear= 1891 |OldMapsEasting= 295500 |OldMapsNorthing= 284500 |OldMapsCounty= 10montg511 |Police= Dyfed-Powys Police }} Llanidloes is a town in Powys, traditional county of Montgomeryshire, mid Wales. ... Llanrhystud is a seaside village in Ceredigion, 9 miles South of Aberystwyth, Wales. ... Llansanffraid is a village near Brecon, Wales. ... A town in Powys, Wales about 9 miles (14 kilometres) north of Welshpool. ... Statistics Population: 9,850 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO517750 Administration District: South Shropshire Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone... Lydbury North is a village and a geographically large parish in South Shropshire, England. ... Machynlleth is a market town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), north Powys in Wales. ... Malpas is a village and civil parish in the City of Chester district of Cheshire, England. ... Meifod is a small village 7 miles north-west of Welshpool in mid Wales on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy. ... Montgomery (Welsh: ) is the county town of Montgomeryshire, lying in Powys, Wales. ... // Places UK Newtown is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Newtown, Hampshire Newtown, Isle of Wight Newtown, mid Wales Newtown Ho Newtown Linford Newtown, Birmingham USA Newtown is the name of several places in the United States of America: Newtown, Connecticut Newtown, Indiana Newtown, Missouri Newtown, New... Oswestry is a town in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border. ... Shrewsbury (pronounced either or ) is a town of 70,560 inhabitants [1] in Shropshire, England. ... Tregaron is a market town in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire), mid Wales, lying on the River Teifi. ... Welshpool Town Hall Welshpool (Welsh: ) is a town in Powys, Wales, only 4 miles (6 km) from the border with England. ... Map sources for Whitchurch at grid reference SJ541415 Whitchurch is a small town in the north of the county of Shropshire. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county and principal area in mid Wales. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article is about the country. ...

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

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Adjacent areas

The area is surrounded by the LL (Llandudno), CH (Chester), CW (Crewe), TF (Telford), WV (Wolverhampton), DY (Dudley), WR (Worcester), HR (Hereford), LD (Llandrindod Wells) and SA (Swansea) postcode areas. Llandudno South Parade (on the north shore) viewed from the Great Orme, with the twin mounds of Deganwy Castle in the distance Llandudno Bay and the Little Orme viewed from the Great Orme Llandudno Pier viewed from the Happy Valley gardens A sunny corner in the Happy Valley gardens Llandudno... The CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area[1], is a group of postal districts around Bagillt, Birkenhead, Buckley, Chester, Deeside, Ellesmere Port, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Neston, Prenton, Wallasey and Wirral in England and Wales. ... For the larger local government district, see City of Chester. ... The CW postcode area, also known as the Crewe postcode area,[1] is a group of postal districts around the town of Crewe in Cheshire, England. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Statistics Population: 138,241 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ699092 Administration District: Telford and Wrekin Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: Shropshire Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands, England. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ... Statistics Population: 50,154 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO515405 Administration District: Herefordshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Herefordshire Historic county: Herefordshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: HEREFORD Postal... Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as Llandod, is a town in mid Wales. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ...

The CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area[1], is a group of postal districts around Bagillt, Birkenhead, Buckley, Chester, Deeside, Ellesmere Port, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Neston, Prenton, Wallasey and Wirral in England and Wales. ... The CW postcode area, also known as the Crewe postcode area,[1] is a group of postal districts around the town of Crewe in Cheshire, England. ...

References

1. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom