WR postcode area WR postcode area The WR postcode area, also known as the Worcester postcode area, is a group of fifteen postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of seven post towns. These postcode districts cover much of Worcestershire, including Worcester, Broadway, Droitwich, Evesham, Malvern, Pershore and Tenbury Wells, plus very small parts of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: ! WR1 ! WR2 ! WR3 ! WR4 ! WR5 ! WR6 ! WR7 ! WR8 ! WR9 ! WR10 ! WR11 ! WR11 ! WR12 ! WR13 ! WR14 ! WR15 ! WR78 ! WR99
Droitwich Spa is likely derived from Sal meaning "salt" and weorp which means "to throw up" i.e. "the river which throws up salt" which overflows from the salt brines. The town is situated on massive deposits of salt, and salt has been extracted there since ancient times. The natural Droitwich brine contains of salt – ten times stronger than sea water and rivalled only by the Dead Sea. During the Roman era the settlement was known as "Salinae" and was located at the crossroads of several Roman roads. Railway construction in 1847 revealed Roman mosaic pavements, and later excavations unearthed a Roman