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 through to the Middle Ages. A salt tax was levied by the king until it was abolished in 1825. A local family named Wintour owned up to 25 salt evaporating pans in the area by the 1600s. Brine rose naturally to the surface at three sites along the River Salwarpe within Vines Park in the centre of Droitwich. Unusually the brine was fully saturated with sodium chloride, and was extremely valuable because it was economic to boil, and the yield of salt was high. Because of its value the brine was divided into shares, one share comprising which produced of