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  2. Forms of address in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In court (assembly, presbytery and session) a person may only be addressed as Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr, Prof, etc. depending on academic achievement. Thus ministers are correctly addressed as, for example, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith unless they have a higher degree or academic appointment e.g. Dr Smith or Prof. Smith.

  3. Postcodes in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes). [1] They are alphanumeric and were adopted nationally between 11 October 1959 and 1974, having been devised by the General Post Office ( Royal Mail ). [2] A full postcode is known as a "postcode unit ...

  4. Postcode Address File - Wikipedia

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    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. [1] It is available in a variety of formats including FTP download and compact disc, and was previously available as ...

  5. Address - Wikipedia

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    Illuminated address to see better at night. An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used to give the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or apartment numbers and organization name.

  6. List of postal codes - Wikipedia

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    United Arab Emirates: AE – no codes - UAE does not use a postal code system; instead, they use a post office system to send and receive parcels. United Kingdom: Phased introduction, from 1966 to 1974. Still in use. GB: A[A]N[A/N] A[A]N[A/N] NAA Known as the postcode. The first letter(s) indicate the postal area, such as the town or part of ...

  7. Postal code - Wikipedia

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    Postal code. A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail . As of August 2021, the Universal Postal Union ...

  8. Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known as former postal counties, [1] were postal subdivisions in routine use by the Royal Mail until 1996. [2] The purpose of the postal county – as opposed to any other kind of county – was to aid the sorting of mail by differentiating between like-sounding post towns.

  9. Style (form of address) - Wikipedia

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    A style of office or form of address, also called manner of address, is an official or legally recognized form of address for a person or other entity (such as a government or company), and may often be used in conjunction with a personal title. [1] [2] A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political ...