The ten BT Telephone Exchanges (and six former) in the Stratford-Upon-Avon (01789) telephone area
Alcester ATE
Alcester Telephone Exchange is located in Gas House Lane, Alcester B49 5QP and serves Alcester, Arrow, Kinwarton and the surrounding area. The Royal Mail sorting office is adjacent to it.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01789-40 and 01789-76.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-71.
ID: CMALC. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Alderminster ATE
Alderminster Telephone Exchange is situated in New Road, Alderminster, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 8PE and serves Alderminster, Preston on Stour, Whitchurch, Wimpstone and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01789-45.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-87.
ID: CMALDM. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Bidford-On-Avon ATE
Bideford-On-Avon Telephone Exchange is situated in Salford Road, Bideford-On-Avon, Alcester B50 4EH and serves Barton, Bickmarsh, Bideford-On-Avon, Dunnington, Marlcliff, Salford Priors and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01789-49 and 01789-77.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-88.
ID: CMBIDF. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Ettington ATE
Ettington Telephone Exchange is situated in Hockley Lane, Ettington, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 7SS and serves Ettington, Pillerton Hersey, Pillerton Priors and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01789-74.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-86.
ID: CMETT. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Great Alne ATE
Great Alne Telephone Exchange is located in Henley Road, Great Alne, Alcester B49 6HR and serves Aston Cantlow, Great Alne and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01789-48.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-81.
ID: CMGREA. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Pebworth ATE
Pebworth Telephone Exchange is located in Station Road, Long Marston, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 8RP and serves Broad Marston, Long Marston, Lower Quinton, Pebworth, Upper Quinton and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01789-72.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-89.
ID: CMPEB. Photo courtesy of Michael Dibb.
Pebworth former ATE
The former Pebworth Telephone Exchange is located in Long Marston Road, Pebworth, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 8XH and served Broad Marston, Long Marston, Lower Quinton, Pebworth, Upper Quinton and the surrounding area.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-89.
ID: CMPEB. Photo courtesy of David P Howard.
Snitterfield ATE
Snitterfield Telephone Exchange is located in Bearley Road, Snitterfield, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 0JH and serves Bearley, Langley Green, Snitterfield, Wolverton and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01789-73.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-85.
ID: CMSNI. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Snitterfield former ATE
The former Snitterfield telephone exchange is in Church Road, Snitterfield, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 0LF.
Despite objections from Church Road residents about its siting, it came into service as a UAX13 early in 1940. It closed on 2 April 1981 when lines became Stratford-upon-Avon 731*** numbers. Â It is now a dental surgery.
Its dialling code was 078 985.
ID: CMSNI. Photo required.
Stratford-Upon-Avon ATE
Stratford-Upon-Avon Telephone Exchange is located in Payton Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 6UA and served Stratford-Upon-Avon and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01789-20, 01789-26, 01789-29, 01789-41, 01789-42 and 01789-50.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789.
ID: CMSTRA. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Welford ATE
Welford-On-Avon Telephone Exchange is located in Headland Road, Welford-On-Avon, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 8EX and serves Luddington, Welford-On-Avon, Weston-on-Avon and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01789-75.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-82.
ID: CMWEL. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Welford former ATE
The former Welford on Avon exchange is near the corner of Miller’s Close in the High Street, Welford on Avon, Stratford CV37 8EF.
The first auto exchange here was an RAX5 opened on 23 July 1929. The exchange closed on 5 May 1977 when it was replaced by the current exchange, its 550 lines becoming Stratford upon Avon 750*** numbers.
Its dialling code was 078 982.
ID: CMWEL. Photo required.
Wellesbourne ATE
Wellesbourne Telephone Exchange is located in Kineton Road, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9NE and serves Charlecote, Hampton Lucy, Wellesbourne and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange are 01789-47 and 01789-84.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0789-83.
ID: CMWEE. Photo taken by David Stowall.
Former Stratford-Upon-Avon Relief Exchanges
- Meadowside Former Relief ExchangeMeadowside was a relief unit for Snitterfield exchange. It came into service in 1979 and closed on 2 April 1981 when the new Snitterfield exchange opened. Meadowside lines then became Stratford-on-Avon 730*** numbers. Its dialling code was 078 983.
- Wellesbourne Park Former Relief ExchangeWellesbourne Park was a relief unit for the former Wellesbourne exchange, believed to have stood close to the current exchange. It came into service on 26 September 1969 and closed on 1 June 1972 when the current exchange opened and most lines on the former and relief exchanges became Stratford-upon-Avon 840*** numbers. Its dialling code was 078 972.