Leigh, Surrey nr Reigate Postbus 1981 postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  A postbus photographed at Leigh near Reigate, Surrey. Card No. 10/81
• Publisher:  The Post Office (House of Questa printers), 1981
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Leigh is a village and civil parish in Surrey, between Reigate and Dorking. It is located in the Mole Valley district. The civil parish has a population of 856 and covers 1,382 hectares.^[1]

The village lay within the Reigate hundred. The Plough pub, one of two in the village (the other being The Seven Stars) is pictured left. Also in the village is a church, St Bartholomew's, and the Leigh Acorns school for years one to three. The village has an excellent play area largely constructed of natural materials.

A postbus is a public bus service that is operated as part of local mail delivery. As a means to provide public transport in rural areas with lower levels of patronage where a normal bus service is uneconomic Postbus services are run by the postal delivery company and combine the functions of public transport and mail delivery/collection. A standard passenger fare is payable to the driver/postie.

In the United Kingdom postbus services by Royal Mail began in 1967 to replace rapidly declining local bus and rail services in rural areas and provide a community service. As of 2006 more than 200 services are operated by Royal Mail, often only once or twice a day but in some areas are the only form of public transport available. Key areas include the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Yorkshire Dales and South West Scotland.