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Re: UK counties
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Michael Fitch
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Oct 23, 2003 14:03 PDT
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Anna wrote:
On that website it says: 'Under the Royal Mail's Flexible Addressing policy, the correct traditional County name can now be included in any U.K. postal address.'
This must be a win for the Post Office, as I don't think they ever surrendered the 'traditional' county names and borders---at least, they hadn't by 1980 when I left the UK. Living in Ashford, previously-in-Middlesex-but-now-in-Surrey, I often received mail testily corrected by the PO to the now lost 'Middx'---especially if it had wandered off to Ashford, Kent, first.
The PO does surrender traditional county names in certain circumstances. When I lived in East Bergholt in Suffolk, the PO testily removed 'Suffolk' because EB is in the postal area based on the postal town of Colchester which is in Essex, not Suffolk. However, I don't think they ever insisted on 'Essex', because PO addresses were based on postal towns rather than counties.
Now I live in Sutherland, which still exists for its inhabitants and for the Post Office, though politically it is just part of Highland. There is a sign as you enter from the south, stating 'County of Sutherland', but as far as I know you have to consult a pre-1974 map to see the extent of the county.
Michael Fitch
Durness
Lairg [postal town 56 miles away]
Sutherland
IV27 4PT
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<DIV>Anna wrote:</DIV>
<DIV>On that website it says: 'Under the Royal Mail's Flexible Addressing
policy, the correct traditional County name can now be included in any U.K.
postal address.' <BR>This must be a win for the Post Office, as I don't think
they ever surrendered the 'traditional' county names and borders---at least,
they hadn't by 1980 when I left the UK. Living in Ashford,
previously-in-Middlesex-but-now-in-Surrey, I often received mail testily
corrected by the PO to the now lost 'Middx'---especially if it had wandered off
to Ashford, Kent, first.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>The PO does surrender traditional county
names in certain circumstances. When I lived in East Bergholt in Suffolk, the PO
testily removed 'Suffolk' because EB is in the postal area based on the postal
town of Colchester which is in Essex, not Suffolk. However, I don't think
they ever insisted on 'Essex', because PO addresses were based on postal towns
rather than counties.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now I live in Sutherland, which still exists for
its inhabitants and for the Post Office, though politically it is just
part of Highland. There is a sign as you enter from the south, stating 'County
of Sutherland', but as far as I know you have to consult a pre-1974 map to see
the extent of the county.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Fitch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>Durness</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lairg [postal town 56 miles
away]<BR>Sutherland<BR>IV27 4PT</FONT></DIV>
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