The HS postcode area, also known as the Outer Hebrides postcode area,
[Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)] is a group of nine postcode districts, within eight
post town
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...
s, covering the
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coas ...
in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! HS1
, STORNOWAY
,
Stornoway
Stornoway (; gd, Steòrnabhagh; sco, Stornowa) is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.
The town's population is around 6,953, making it by far the largest town in the Outer Hebrides, as well ...
(immediate area),
Plasterfield
Plasterfield ( gd, Raon na Crèadha) is a hamlet in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. Plasterfield is within the parish of Stornoway.
Plasterfield is a suburb of Stornoway and consists of two groups of houses, (built after Wo ...
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (, for, , Scottish Gaelic, Council of the Western Isles) is the local government council for ''Na h-Eileanan Siar'' (the Outer Hebrides) council area of Scotland.
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! HS2
, ISLE OF LEWIS
, ''Settlements in Lewis outside the Stornoway area including''
Back, Carloway, Ness, North Lochs, Park (South Lochs), Point, Uig and West Side
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! HS3
, ISLE OF HARRIS
, ''Harris excluding Leverburgh and Rodel area''
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! HS4
, ISLE OF SCALPAY
, ''All settlements''
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! HS5
, ISLE OF HARRIS
,
Leverburgh,
Rodel
Rodel ( gd, Roghadal) is a village on the south-eastern coast of Harris, an island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. Rodel is situated in the parish of Harris. It was historically the capital of Harris, and the main port, before Tarbert took the ti ...
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! HS6
, ISLE OF NORTH UIST
, ''All settlements''
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! HS7
, ISLE OF BENBECULA
, ''All settlements''
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! HS8
, ISLE OF SOUTH UIST
, ''All settlements''
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! HS9
, ISLE OF BARRA
, ''All settlements, including Mingulay''
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See also
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Postcode Address File
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is a database that contains all known "delivery points" and postcodes in the United Kingdom. The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million postcodes. It is available in ...
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List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
The list of postcode areas in the United Kingdom is a tabulation of the postcode areas used by Royal Mail for the purposes of directing mail within the United Kingdom. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initia ...
References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom
Postcode areas covering Scotland
Outer Hebrides