GL postcode area
The GL postcode area, also known as the Gloucester postcode area, is a group of 26 postcode districts covering 28 post towns: Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Cinderford, Cirencester, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley, Dymock, Fairford, Gloucester, Lechlade, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham, Ruardean, Stonehouse, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Westbury-on-Severn and Wotton-under-Edge. The main series has a hiatus after GL20, resuming at GL50 for Cheltenham and areas immediately around and to its east, ceasing with GL56.
GL16 extends across the Welsh border and 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:
! GL1
! GL2
! GL3
! GL4
! GL5
! GL6
! rowspan="3"| GL7
! GL8
! GL9
! GL10
! GL11
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|GL11
! GL12
! GL13
! rowspan="3"| GL14
! rowspan="2"| GL15
! GL16
! rowspan="5"| GL17
! rowspan="2"| GL18
! GL19
! GL20
! GL50
! GL51
! GL52
! GL53
! GL54
! GL55
! GL56Map