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
Leominster Canal coal. In 1858, after sustained pressure by the Canal Company, the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway paid £12,000 for the canal, which valued each £100 share at £16, and drained it soon after to sell the land. Part of the route was subsequently used for the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway that connected Woofferton to Bewdley via Tenbury Wells station, which was actually in Burford, not Tenbury Wells. Although the canal has been closed for over 150 years, there are some remains left, including an aqueduct over the River Rea, and parts of a 3-arched aqueduct over the River Teme. The centre