The BB postcode area, also known as the Blackburn postcode area, is a group of thirteen postcode districts in north-west England, within nine

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in t ...

s. These cover east

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, including

Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston ...

, Burnley, Accrington, Barnoldswick,

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...

Colne Colne () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is northeast of Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson, northeast of Burnley and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. The ...

, Darwen, Nelson and Rossendale. Mail for the BB postcode area is processed at Preston Mail Centre, along with mail for the PR, FY and LA postcode areas. __TOC__

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BB0 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BLACKBURN , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Granby Marketing, Blackburn'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! BB1 , BLACKBURN , Blackburn (east), Bank Hey, Belthorn (part), Blackamoor, Clayton-le-Dale,

Guide A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom. Travel and recreation Exp ...

, Knuzden, Mellor, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Shadsworth, Sunnybower, Tottleworth, Whitebirk, Wilpshire ,

Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. The borough includes the towns of Blackburn and Darwen plus a wider rural area which includes the villages of ...

, Hyndburn,

Ribble Valley Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. ...

, - ! BB2 , BLACKBURN , Blackburn (west), Beardwood, Balderstone, Belthorn (part), Cherry Tree, Feniscowles, Griffin, Holly Tree, Livesey, Mellor, Mellor Brook,

Mill Hill Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross, close to the Hertfordshire border. It was in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it b ...

, Osbaldeston, Pleasington, Witton , Blackburn with Darwen,

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth ca ...

, Ribble Valley,

South Ribble South Ribble is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland. The borough includes the towns and villages of Penwortham, Leyland, Farington, Farington Moss, Hutton, Longton, Walmer B ...

, - ! BB3 , DARWEN , Darwen, Bank Fold, Eccleshill, Hoddlesden, Livesey, Lower Darwen, Pickup Bank, Tockholes , Blackburn with Darwen , - ! BB4 , ROSSENDALE ,

Acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ...

, Balladen, Bent Gate, Cloughfold, Cowpe, Crawshawbooth, Haslingden, Helmshore, Lumb (near Rawtenstall), Newchurch, Rawtenstall, Waterfoot , Rossendale , - ! BB5 , ACCRINGTON , Accrington, Altham, Baxenden, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Huncoat, Oswaldtwistle, Rising Bridge , Hyndburn, Rossendale , - ! BB6 , BLACKBURN , Dinckley,

Great Harwood Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. Great Harwood is part of the "Three Towns" conurbation along with the towns of Clayton-le-Moors and Ris ...

, Langho , Hyndburn, Ribble Valley , - ! BB7 , CLITHEROE , Clitheroe, Barrow, Bashall Eaves, Billington, Bolton-by-Bowland,

Chatburn Chatburn is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Ribble Valley, East Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,102. Situated in a hollow between two ridges north-east of Clitheroe, just of ...

, Downham, Dunsop Bridge, Gisburn, Great Mitton, Grindleton, Hurst Green, Little Mitton, Middop, Newsholme,

Newton-in-Bowland Newton or Newton-in-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district, in the county of Lancashire, England, formerly known as ''Newton-on-Hodder''. The civil parish had a population of 237 in 2001, according to the United King ...

, Paythorne, Pendleton, Rimington, Sabden, Sawley,

Slaidburn Slaidburn () is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. The parish covers just over 5,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, ...

, Twiston, Waddington, Whalley, Whitewell,

Wiswell Wiswell is a small village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, close to Whalley, Lancashire, Whalley and Clitheroe at the foot of Wiswell Moor. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census, it had a population of 967 ...

, Worston , Ribble Valley , - ! BB8 , COLNE , Colne, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden, Winewall, Wycoller , Pendle , - ! BB9 , NELSON , Nelson, Barrowford, Blacko, Brierfield, Higherford, Roughlee , Pendle , - ! BB10 , BURNLEY , Burnley (east), Cliviger, Haggate, Harle Syke, Reedley, Worsthorne , Burnley, Pendle , - ! BB11 , BURNLEY , Burnley (south and town centre), Dunnockshaw and Clowbridge, Hapton , Burnley , - ! BB12 , BURNLEY , Burnley (west),

Barley Barley (), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains; it was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, giving it nonshattering spikele ...

Fence A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or net (textile), netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its ...

, Hapton, Higham, Padiham, Read, Simonstone, Wheatley Lane , Burnley, Pendle, Ribble Valley , - ! BB18 , BARNOLDSWICK , Barnoldswick, Brogden, Earby, Kelbrook, Salterforth, Sough , Pendle , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BB94 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BARNOLDSWICK , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Holiday Cottages Group, Earby'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' The BB18 district was formed out of the BB8 district in 1997.

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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 Blackburn with Darwen Postcode areas covering North West England Lancashire-related lists

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