Postcode Count for Townsleys

in England, Scotland and Wales (1997)

This is a table showing the number of adults listed in national phone lists grouped by postcode. It provides a general idea of the present concentrations of the family name and for many families in Britain this also reflects the general area where families lived for many generations. As you can see Yorkshire and Scotland are the most common with virtually none in Wales. This source does not include Northern Ireland but there are known to be a significant number there.

Postcode

Postal Region / Town

Adults

LS

Leeds, Yorkshire

92

G

Glasgow, Scotland

69

NE

Newcastle, Tyne & Wear

66

WF

Wakefield, Yorkshire

54

KA

Kilmarnock, Scotland

42

PH

Perth, Scotland

39

S

Sheffield, Yorkshire

38

CA

Carlisle, Cumbria

35

EH

Edinburgh, Scotland

32

PA

Paisley, Scotland

30

PR

Preston, Lancashire

30

ML

Motherwell, Scotland

28

CV

Coventry, Warwickshire

26

DD

Dundee, Scotland

24

DN

Doncaster, Yorkshire

20

KY

Kirkcaldy, Scotland

18

YO

York, Yorkshire

17

DG

Dumfries, Scotland

17

SK

Stockport, Lancashire

15

PO

Portsmouth, Hampshire

14

HU

Hull, Yorkshire

13

SE

London - SE

12

FK

Falkirk, Scotland

12

IV

Inverness, Scotland

11

BN

Brighton, Sussex

11

E

London - E

11

ME

Maidstone, Kent 

10

AB

Aberdeen, Scotland

10

NG

Nottingham

10

SS

Southend, Essex

9

TD

Tweed, Borders

9

FY

Fylde, Lancashire

9

SA

Swansea, Wales

9

BS

Bristol

8

EX

Exeter, Devon

8

BA

Bath

7

BD

Bradford, Yorkshire

7

DL

Darlington, Durham

7

NW

London - NW

7

LA

Lancaster, Lancashire

7

GL

Gloucester

7

SW

London - SW

6

ST

Stafford, Staffordshire

6

BB

Blackburn, Lancashire

6

SO

Southampton, Hampshire

6

RG

Reading, Berkshire

6

SR

Sunderland, Durham

6

DE

Derby, Derbyshire

5

IP

Ipswich, Suffolk

5

KT

Kingston, Surrey

5

NR

Norwich, Norfolk

5

M

Manchester, Lancashire

5

B

Birmingham

5

LE

Leicester, Leicestershire

4

SM

Sutton, Surrey

4

GU

Guildford, Surrey

4

CT

Canterbury, Kent

4

BH

Bournemouth

4

RH

Crawley, Sussex

3

TN

Tonbridge, Kent

3

TQ

Torquay, Devon

3

WA

Warrington, Lancashire

3

WN

Wigan, Lancashire

3

HG

Harrogate, Yorkshire 

3

N

London - N

2

CH

Chester, Cheshire

2

CM

Chelmsford, Essex

2

WS

Walsall

2

DH

Durham

2

BR

Bromley, Kent

2

OL

Oldham, Lancashire

2

RM

Romford, Essex

2

HD

Huddersfield, Yorkshire

2

OX

Oxford

2

MK

Milton Keynes

2

IG

Ilford, Essex

1

LL

Caernarfon, Wales

1

TW

Twickenham

1

DT

Dorchester, Dorset

1

L

Liverpool, Lancashire

1

CF

Cardiff, Wales

1

EN

Enfield, Middlesex

1

EC

London - EC

1

SY

Newtown, Wales

1

SP

Salisbury, Wiltshire

1

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