01527

Dialing code for Redditch in the United Kingdom March 2020 0 1527 Redditch 01527 xxxxxx, 01527 6xxxx United Kingdom area code 44 No 16 April 1995 0527 0739 Astwood BankBromsgroveCatshillDodfordHanburyLickey EndRedditchStudleyWychbold List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom United Kingdom 01527 52.3090 -1.9409 01527 is the national dialling code for Redditch in the United Kingdom. Before PhONEday the area code was 0527. The mnemonic for 0527 corresponds with LA 7 where LA could have been taken from the letters L and A in Lapworth, a small villageLapworth - A Warwickshire village http://lapworth.org/ in Warwickshire close to Redditch but not served by the 0527 dialling code. The original dialling code for Redditch was 0739, with the mnemonic RE 9 where RE are taken from the letters R and E in Redditch. In common with all other British area codes the initial '0' is a trunk prefix that is not required when dialling from abroad. Redditch is one of a small number of dialling codes which still retains 5 figure telephone numbers. 01527 60000 to 69999 are located on Redditch (Old Town) telephone exchange. They are the successors to 07392 60000 to 69999, and prior to STD the original 4 figure numbers on the manual telephone exchange which served Redditch until the early 1960s.Birmingham Local codes - March 1958 & July 1961 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdf Coverage The dialling code contains eight telephone exchanges which serve the towns of Redditch and Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, several villages in Worcestershire on the outskirts of these two towns, and the village of Studley in Warwickshire. Code Exchange Local AuthorityWMASTAstwood BankRedditchWMBPZBromsgroveBromsgroveWMHANHanburyWychavonWMHXHeadless CrossRedditchWMIPSIpsleyRedditchWMRJRedditch (Old Town)RedditchWMSTDStudleyStratford-on-AvonWMWYCWychboldWychavon Settlements served by the dialling code include: Astwood Bank, Bromsgrove, Catshill, Dodford, Hanbury, Lickey End, Redditch, Studley, Wychbold History Redditch was a dependent charge group of Birmingham during the period when its STD code was 0739 as it did not have its own Group switching centre (GSC). The routing digits for 0739 in distant STD exchanges were the same as those for Birmingham Newhall exchange followed by 194.Haworth Roger British Subscriber Trunk Dialling Codes http://rhaworth.net/phreak/sigtelstd_ed.htm Redditch telephone exchanges were not arranged in a linked numbering scheme, so 0739 was suffixed with a digit identifying the particular exchange. Exchange name Original STD codeSTD Codes Reverse List 1968 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/po_docs/reverse_std_1968.pdf New STD codeTunbridge Wells STD code book 1976 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/po_docs/std_tunbridge_w_1976.pdfRedditch073920527Bromsgrove073930527Astwood Bank073940527 89Studley073950527 85Hanbury073960527 84Wychbold073970527 86 The STD codes were changed some time in the early 1970s - possibly on the date that the Headless Cross GSC came into operation, replacing Birmingham Newhall. The new STD codes were unchanged in 1984.Haddenham & Long Crendon STD code book 1984 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/po_docs/std_haddenham_1984.pdf Calls from the Redditch charge group were charged at local rate to telephone exchanges in the following STD codes:Redditch charge group https://www.davros.org/phones/cg015/cg01527.html STD code Location021Birmingham0299Bewdley0384Dudley0386Evesham0527Redditch0562Kidderminster0564Knowle0789Stratford-on-Avon0905Worcester Former local dialling codes From Birmingham:Birmingham Local codes - March 1958 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdfList of local dialling codes from Birmingham http://www.telephonesuk.co.uk/old_dialing_codes.htm Exchange name Dialling code 1958 Dialling code 1965 Dialling code 1968 Dialling code 1987Redditch 4 fig.RE6RE9739N/ARedditch 5 fig.N/ARE7375Redditch 6 fig.N/AN/AN/A7Bromsgrove 4 fig.BR3BR3273N/ABromsgrove 5 fig.N/AN/A2626Astwood Bank 3 fig.Via operatorN/AN/AN/AAstwood Bank 4 fig.N/AAS22720527 89Astwood Bank 6 fig.N/AN/AN/A0527Hanbury 3 fig.Via operator0RE96073960527 84Studley 4 fig.ST4ST47850527 85Studley 6 fig.N/AN/AN/A0527Wychbold 3 fig.Via operator0RE97073970527 86Wychbold 6 fig.N/AN/AN/A0527 Local dialling codes were not provided for telephone exchanges with 3 figure numbers. Calls to these exchanges were via the operator then later the full STD codes was used. From Dudley:Dudley dialling code card - April 1961 & Dudley telephone directory - 1985 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdf Exchange name Dialling code 1961 Dialling code 1985Redditch943943Bromsgrove 4/5 fig.940940Bromsgrove 6 fig.N/A943Astwood Bank9438894389Hanbury9438494384Studley 4 fig.9438994385Studley 6 fig.N/A943Wychbold9438694386 A direct link was provided between Dudley and Bromsgrove. Calls to other exchanges were routed via Redditch. The unpublished dialling code 94383 would also have worked for Bromsgrove in 1961 with the call routed via Redditch. 943 would also have worked for Bromsgrove 5 figure numbers in 1985 with the call routed via Redditch as the Bromsgrove exchange was now incorporated into the linked numbering scheme. From Kidderminster:Kidderminster dialling code cards - 1966 & 1967 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdf Exchange name Dialling code 1966 Dialling code 1967Redditch852943Bromsgrove854942Astwood Bank8528894389Hanbury8528494384Studley8528094380Wychbold8528694386 A direct link was provided between Kidderminster and Bromsgrove. Calls to other exchanges were routed via Redditch. The unpublished dialling codes 85283 and 94383 would also have worked for Bromsgrove in 1966 and 1967 respectively with the call routed via Redditch. From Bewdley:Bewdley dialling code card - January 1967 & dialling instruction book - November 1984 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdf Exchange name Dialling code 1967 Dialling code 1984Redditch99439943Bromsgrove99429942Astwood Bank9943890527 89Hanbury9943840527 84 Studley9943800527 85Wychbold9943860527 86 Calls to Redditch exchanges were routed via Kidderminster. 9 was the local dialling code for Kidderminster from Bewdley. By 1984 the local dialling codes for satellite exchanges had been withdrawn from the code book and the full STD codes listed instead. The local dialling codes may still have worked. 994383 and 9943 would also have worked for Bromsgrove in 1967 and 1984 respectively with the call routed via Redditch. From Evesham:Deduced from a Bidford-on-Avon dialling code card – November 1963 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdfDeduced from an Ashton-under-Hill dialling code card – late 1960s http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdf Exchange name Dialling code 1963 Dialling code late 1960sRedditch9696Bromsgrove96839683Astwood Bank96889689Hanbury96849684 Headless CrossN/A9687IpsleyN/A9688Studley96899680Wychbold96869686 An undated dialling code card for Ashton-under-Hill from the late 1960s also includes local dialling codes for Headless Cross and Ipsley telephone exchanges. From Pebworth:Pebworth dialling code card - 1968 http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/code_card_project.pdf Exchange name Dialling code 1968Redditch99596Bromsgrove07393Astwood Bank07394Hanbury07396Studley07395Wychbold07397 Calls to Redditch were routed via Stratford-upon-Avon and Evesham. 9 was the local dialling code for Stratford-upon-Avon from Pebworth; 95 was the local dialling code for Evesham from Stratford-upon-Avon; and 96 was the local dialling code for Redditch from Evesham. The full STD codes are published for other exchanges but "chained" local dialling codes may have worked – such as 9959686 for Wychbold. References 1527 Category:Worcestershire Category:Warwickshire