The seven BT Telephone Exchanges (and two former) in the Market Drayton (01630) telephone area
Ashley ATE
Ashley Telephone Exchange is located in Newcastle Road, Loggerheads, Market Drayton TF9 4PH and serves Ashley, Ashley Heath, Loggerheads and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01630-67.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 087.
ID: WNASH. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Cheswardine ATE
Cheswardine Telephone Exchange is located in High Street, Cheswardine, Market Drayton TF9 2RS and serves Cheswardine and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01630-66.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 086.
ID: WNCHE. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Hales former ATE
The former Hales telephone exchange stands opposite The Old Vicarage in Pinfold Lane, Hales, Market Drayton TF9 2PP.
It came into service as a UAX12 and closed in the 1970s.
Its dialling code was 063 085.
Photo courtesy of Google Maps.
Hodnet ATE
Hodnet Telephone Exchange is located in Drayton Road, Hodnet, Market Drayton TF9 3NF and serves Hodnet, Hodnet Heath and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01630-68.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 084.
ID: WNHOD. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Market Drayton ATE
Market Drayton Telephone Exchange is located Smithfield Road, Market Drayton TF9 1EP and serves Market Drayton and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01630-65 and 01630-69.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0630.
ID: WNMD. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Norton-in-Hales former ATE
The former Norton-in-Hales telephone exchange once stood in Church Meadows, Norton in Hales, Market Drayton TF9 4AN.
It came into service around 1948 as a UAX12 to replace a manual exchange in the village post office. It closed around 1972 and a house called The Exchange now occupies the site.
Its dialling code was 063 089.
Map courtesy of The National Library of Scotland.
Pipegate ATE
Pipegate Telephone Exchange is located London Road, Irelands Cross, Crewe CW3 9RG and serves Irelands Cross, Pipegate, Woore and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01630-64.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 081.
ID: WNPIP. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Tern Hill ATE
Tern Hill Telephone Exchange is located in Garden City, Tern Hill, Market Drayton TF9 3QB and serves Buntingdale, Tern Hill and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01630-63.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 083.
ID: WNTH. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Wetwood ATE
Wetwood Telephone Exchange is located in Lodge Lane, Wetwood, Stafford ST21 6PL and serves Fair Oak, Wetwood and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01630-62.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 063 082.
ID: WNWET. Photo courtesy of Mark Richardson.
Other former Market Drayton Exchanges
- Adderley Former ExchangeThe former Adderley ATE stood in Rectory Lane, Adderley, Market Drayton TF9 3TL, roughly where number 11 now stands. Opened as an RAX5 on 11 November 1930, and later a UAX12, its dialling code was 063 088. It has been demolished.