GL postcode area

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Attached KMLTemplate:Template other The GL postcode area, also known as the Gloucester postcode area, is a group of 27 postcode districts in south-west England and a very small part of south-east Wales, within 28 post towns. These cover most of Gloucestershire, including Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Chipping Campden, Cinderford, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley, Dymock, Fairford, Lechlade, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham, Ruardean, Stonehouse, Tetbury, Westbury-on-Severn and Wotton-under-Edge. The area also covers very small parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, while the GL16 district extends across the Welsh border to cover a very small part of Monmouthshire.

The area's districts are numbered sequentially from GL1 to GL20, then from GL50 to GL56 for Cheltenham and settlements immediately around and to its east.

GL17 has the most alternative post towns in England: covering an upper part of the Forest of Dean studded with isolated large villages, five are recognised as post towns within one postcode district.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area(s)
GL1	GLOUCESTER	The Docks, Central Gloucester, Kingsholm	Gloucester
GL2	GLOUCESTER	Arlingham, Cambridge, Churcham, Churchdown, Down Hatherley, Elmore, Framilode, Frampton on Severn, Hardwicke, Hempsted, Highnam, Kingsway, Longford, Longlevens, Longney, Maisemore, Minsterworth, Moreton Valence, Norton, Over, Podsmead, Priors Norton, Quedgeley, Rudford, Sandhurst, Saul, Slimbridge, Tibberton (east), Twigworth, Walham, Waterwells Business Park, Whitminster	Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean
GL3	GLOUCESTER	Barnwood, Brockworth, Churchdown, Coopers Hill, Gloucester Business Park, Great Witcombe, Hucclecote, Innsworth, Little Witcombe,Template:Efn WitcombeTemplate:Efn	Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Stroud
GL4	GLOUCESTER	Abbeydale, Abbeymead, Barnwood, Birdlip, Brimpsfield, Brookthorpe, Cranham, Harescombe, Matson, Tuffley, Upton St Leonards, WhaddonTemplate:Efn	Gloucester, Stroud, Cotswold
GL5	STROUD	Amberley, Bourne, Bowbridge, Brimscombe, Burleigh, Butterrow Hill, Cainscross, Cashes Green, Dudbridge, Dunkirk Mills, Ebley, Gaineys Well, Inchbrook, Kingscourt, Lightpill, Little London, Middle Leazes, North Woodchester, Paganhill, Randwick, Rodborough, Rodborough Common, Selsley, Selsley East, Selsley Hill, Selsley West, South Woodchester, Thrupp, Uplands,Template:Efn Wallbridge, Walls Quarry, Woodchester	Stroud
GL6	STROUD	Aston Down, Bell Pitch, Bird in Hand, Bisley, Bournes Green, Box, Brownshill, Bussage, Chalford, Chalford Hill, Eastcombe, Edge, Edgeworth, Elcombe, Far Oakridge, Far Westrip, Forest Green, Frampton Mansell, France Lynch, Horsley, Lower Kitesnest, Lypiatt, Middle Lypiatt, Middle Spring, Minchinhampton, Miserden, Nailsworth, Oakridge, Oakridge Lynch, Old Neighbouring, Painswick, Painswick Beacon, Pitchcombe, Randwick, Ruscombe,Template:Efn Sheepscombe, Slad, Stancombe, The Camp, Upper Kitesnest, Westrip, Whiteshill, Whiteway	Stroud, Cotswold
GL7	CIRENCESTER	Ampney Crucis, Ampney Knowle, Ampney St Mary, Ampney St Peter, Bagendon, Barnsley, Baunton, Bibury, Calmsden, Cerney Wick, Coates, Coln St. Aldwyns, Daglingworth, Bisley-with-Lypiatt, Down Ampney, Driffield, Duntisbourne Abbots, Duntisbourne Leer, Duntisbourne Rouse, Eastleach, Ewen, Harnhill, Hatherop, Honeycombe Leaze, Kemble, Kemble Wick, Love Lane Industrial Estate, Lower Norcote, Marsden, Meysey Hampton, Middle Duntisbourne, Norcote, North Cerney, North Cerney Downs, Perrotts Brook, Poole Keynes, Poulton, Preston, Quenington, Rapsgate, Ready Token, Rendcomb, Rodmarton, Sapperton, Shorncote, Siddington, Somerford Keynes, South Cerney, Stratton, Tarlton,Template:Efn Tunley, Upper Up, Whiteway, Winson, Winstone, Woodmancote	Cotswold, Stroud, Wiltshire
	FAIRFORD	Dudgrove, Dunfield, Kempsford, Totterdown, Whelford	Cotswold
	LECHLADE	Broadwell, Claydon, Claydon Pike, Downington, Filkins, Fyfield, Kelmscott, Kencot, Langford, Little Faringdon, Little London, Southrop, Thornhill, Warrens Cross	Cotswold, West Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse
GL8	TETBURY	Ashley, Avening, Babdown, Bagpath, Beverston, Calcot, Chavenage, Cherington, Culkerton, Doughton, Estcourt, Ilsom, Kingscote, Knockdown,Template:Efn Lasborough, Leighterton, Little Larkhill, Long Furlong, Long Newnton, Newington, Shipton Moyne, Trull, Tetbury Upton, Upton, Westonbirt, Willesley	Cotswold, Stroud, Wiltshire
GL9	BADMINTON	Acton Turville, Didmarton, Dunkirk, Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury Common, Hawkesbury Upton, Inglestone Common, Little Badminton, Petty France, Tormarton	South Gloucestershire, Cotswold, Stroud, Wiltshire
GL10	STONEHOUSE	Bridgend, Colethrop, Eastington, Frocester, Haresfield, Kings Stanley, Leonard Stanley, Lower Mills, Nastend, Newtown, Nupend, Nympsfield, Oldends, Oxlynch, Ryeford, Standish, Standish Park, Stanley Downton, Stroudwater Business Park, Westend	Stroud
GL11	DURSLEY	Ashmead Green, Bull Pitch, Cam, Coaley, Norman Hill, North Nibley, Owlpen, Sandpits, Stancombe, Stinchcombe, Tilsdown, Uley, Upper Wick, Wick,Template:Efn Woodfield, Woodmancote	Stroud
GL11	WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE		non-geographic
GL12	WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE	Alderley, Bagstone, Bibstone, Bournstream, Bowcott, Bradley Green, Buckover, Charfield, Coombe, Cromhall, Cutts Heath, Damery, Falfield, Hall End, Heathend, Hillesley, Howley, Huntingford, Kingswood, Leyhill, Michaelwood, Milbury Heath, Old Town, Ozleworth, Southend, Swinhay, Synwell, Tabernacle Pitch, Tortworth, Tresham, Tytherington, Whitfield, Wickwar, Woodend, Wortley	Stroud, South Gloucestershire, Cotswold
GL13	BERKELEY	Abwell, Alkington, Berkeley Heath, Berrycroft, Bevington, Blackhall, Breadstone, Clapton, Hainses, Halmore, Ham, Ham Green, Hamfields, Hill, Hinton, Hystfield, Lower Stone, Mobley New Brookend, Newport, Newtown, Old Brookend, Pitbrook, Purton, Rockhampton, Sharpness, Stone, Wanswell, Woodford	Stroud, South Gloucestershire
GL14	CINDERFORD	Buckshaft, Denecroft, Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Hawkwell Green, Littledean, Lower Soudley, Ruspidge, Soudley, Trafalgar, Upper Soudley, Whimsey	Forest of Dean
	NEWNHAM	Awre, Blaize Bailey, Broadoak, Bullo Pill, Elton, Flaxley, Pope's Hill, Ruddle
	WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN	Adsett, Bollow, Chaxhill, Grange Court, Ley, Northwood Green, Rodley, Walmore Common, Wintles Hill
GL15	LYDNEY	Allastone,Template:Efn Alvington, Aylburton, Bream, Hewelsfield, Lower Meend, Lower Yorkley, Netherend, Oldcroft, Parkend, Pillowell, St. Briavels, Viney Hill, Viney Woodside, Whitecroft, Woolaston, Yorkley, Yorkley Slade	Forest of Dean
	BLAKENEY	Blakeney Hill, Bradley Hill, Etloe, Upper Etloe
GL16	COLEFORD	Bakers Hill,Template:Efn Berry Hill, Broadwell, Cannop,Template:Efn Christchurch, Clearwell, Coalway, Edge End, Ellwood, English Bicknor, Five Acres,Template:Efn Gorsty Knoll, Hillersland,Template:Efn Joyford, Joyford Hill,Template:Efn Little Drybrook,Template:Efn Lower Berry Hill,Template:Efn Lower Milkwall,Template:Efn Mile End, Milkwall, Mushet Industrial Park, Newland, Ready Penny,Template:Efn Shortstanding, Sling, Speech House, Staunton, Symonds Yat Rock, Tufthorn	Forest of Dean, Monmouthshire
GL17	LYDBROOK	Central Lydbrook, Joys Green, Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, Worrall Hill	Forest of Dean, Herefordshire
	RUARDEAN	Ruardean Woodside, The Pludds
	DRYBROOK	Brierley, Harrow Hill, Ruardean Hill
	MITCHELDEAN	Lower Shapridge, Plump Hill, Wigpool
	LONGHOPE	Blaisdon, Little London, May Hill
GL18	NEWENT	Castle Tump, Cliffords Mesne, Four Oaks, Great Boulsdon, Highleadon, Hillend Green, Kilcot, Lower Boulsdon, Malswick, Oxenhall, Pool Hill, Upleadon	Forest of Dean, Herefordshire
	DYMOCK	Broomsgreen, Greenway, Hallwood Green, Kempley, Ketford, Knights Green, Leddington, Ryton, Tillers Green
GL19	GLOUCESTER	Apperley, Ashleworth, Birdwood, Chaceley, Coombe Hill, Corse, Corse Lawn, Deerhurst, Deerhurst Walton, Eldersfield, Forthampton, Hartpury, Hasfield, Huntley, Lower Apperley, Pendock, Redmarley, Staunton, Taynton, The Leigh,Template:Efn Tibberton (west), Tirley, Walton Hill	Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Malvern Hills
GL20	TEWKESBURY	Alderton, Alstone, Alstone Fields, Ashchurch, Aston Cross, Aston-on-Carrant, Back of Avon, Beckford, Bredon, Bredons Hardwick, Bredons Norton, Bushley, Claydon, Conderton, Fiddington, Grafton, Great Washbourne, Homedowns, Kemerton, Kinsham, Little Washbourne, Longdon, Natton Northway, Overbury, Pamington, Ripple, Shuthonger, Teddington, Tewkesbury Business Park, Tredington, Twyning, Uckinghall, Walton Cardiff, Westmancote	Tewkesbury, Malvern Hills, Wychavon
GL50	CHELTENHAM	Montpellier, Lansdown, St. Pauls	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
GL51	CHELTENHAM	Badgeworth, Bamfurlong, Bentham,Template:Efn Boddington, Cheltenham Trade Park, Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucestershire Airport, Hayden,Template:Efn Kingsditch Trading Estate, Knightsbridge, Leckhampton, Little Shurdington,Template:Efn Shurdington, St. Marks,Template:Efn Staverton, Staverton Technology Park, Swindon Village, The Reddings,Template:Efn Uckington, Up Hatherley, Warden Hill	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
GL52	CHELTENHAM	Prestbury, Battledown, Bishops Cleeve, Charlton Kings, Cleeve Hill, Gotherington, Oxenton, Prestbury, Southam, Stoke Orchard, Woodmancote, Woodmancote Park	Cheltenham, Tewkesbury
GL53	CHELTENHAM	Caudle Green,Template:Efn Charlton Kings, Coberley, Coberley Village, Colesbourne, Cowley, Elkstone, Leckhampton, Leckhampton Hill, Seven Springs, Syde, Ullenwood, Upper Coberley	Cheltenham, Cotswold, Gloucestershire
GL54	CHELTENHAM	Aldsworth, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Brockhampton, Calcot, Charlton Abbotts, Charlton Kings, Chedworth, Clapton, Cold Aston, Coln Rogers, Coln St. Dennis, Compton Abdale, Condicote, Cutsdean, Didbrook, Eastington, Farmington, Fossebridge, Great Rissington, Greet,Template:Efn Gretton, Guiting Power, Hailes, Hampnett, Hawling, Hazleton, Icomb, Little Rissington, Lower Chedworth,Template:Efn Lower Coscombe, Lower Dowdeswell, Lower Slaughter, Lower Swell, Maugersbury, Middle Chedworth,Template:Efn Naunton, Northleach, Notgrove, Old Hinchwick,Template:Efn Salperton, Sevenhampton, Sherborne, Shipton Oliffe, Stanley Pontlarge, Stanway, Stow on the Wold, Temple Guiting, Toddington, Turkdean, Upper Dowdeswell, Upper Rissington, Upper Slaughter, Upper Swell, Whittington, Winchcombe, Withington, Wood Stanway, Wyck Rissington, Yanworth	Cotswold, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham
GL55	CHIPPING CAMPDEN	Aston Sub Edge, Broad Campden, Burnt Norton,Template:Efn Charingworth,Template:Efn Ebrington, Hidcote Bartrim, Hidcote Boyce,Template:Efn Mickleton, Paxford, Weston-Subedge	Cotswold, Stratford-on-Avon
GL56	MORETON-IN-MARSH	Adlestrop, Aston Magna, Barton-on-the-Heath, Batsford, Blockley, Bourton on the Hill, Broadwell, Chastleton, Daylesford, Donnington, Dorn, Draycott, Evenlode, Little Compton,Template:Efn Longborough, Lower Lemington, Oddington, Old Town, Sezincote, Snowshill Hill,Template:Efn Springhill,Template:Efn Stretton-on-Fosse, Todenham, Upper Oddington	Cotswold, Stratford-on-Avon, West Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire

See also

• Postcode Address File
• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

External links

• Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
• A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
• Using Welsh alternative addresses within Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)