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==Alias data==

The '''Alias File''' is a supplementary file containing "postally-not-required"additional data, including details that have changed over time, or have been slightly amended by the public, and then used. This file is used to identify these elements and cross-reference with the correctofficial postal address.

The Alias File holds four types of record: Locality, Thoroughfare, Delivery Point Alias, and County Alias:

*The Locality record - holds short forms, local names, and 'postally-not-required' details.

*The Thoroughfare record - contains replacement street and road names for a given locality, thoroughfare or dependent thoroughfare combination.

*The Delivery Point Alias record - holds additional information at given addresses, such as trading names and building names.

*The County record - holds [[Traditional counties of the British Isles|traditional]], [[Administrative county|administrative]] and [[Postal counties of the United Kingdom|postal county]] information.

==See also==