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Postal codes in the united kingdom?

can someone explain how did they do the postal codes in the UK, is there some kind of pattern cuz i cant figure it out sometimes they use the N,W,E,S and sometimes they just have a shortcut name for each city please HELP

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1. London has North, South, East, West postcodes as you've spotted. The rest of the country has an area code normally relating to the nearest administrative city, followed by a number. For example BN - Brighton, PL - Plymouth, LS -Leeds etc.
2. You may find this link interesting... http://postalheritage.org.uk/history/downloads/BPMA_Info_Sheet_Postcodes_web.pdf Wiki has a good explanation as well... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_postcodes