Barred Numeral Cancels - Pensford, Temple Cloud, West Town

Pensford, 12 miles west of Bath and 7 miles south of Bristol, was given post office number 001 in 1878.

Temple Cloud, 11 miles south of Bristol, was in the Bristol Penny Post from 1818 and was issued post office number 006 in 1878.

West Town, 9 miles WSW of Bristol, was in the Bristol Penny Post from 1824.  It became an RSO in 1861 and was allocated post office number B45.  It had both 3HOS and 3VOS cancels; the first sheet shows a 3HOS on cover while the second sheet shows both types of cancel on stamp.