uk-postcodes.rb

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+# Geocode a postcode & find councils/wards via uk-postcodes.com API 
+
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'json'
+require 'rest_client'
+require 'pp'
+
+postcode = "SW1A 0AA"
+endpoint = "http://www.uk-postcodes.com/postcode/"
+
+result = RestClient.get(endpoint + postcode.gsub(/ /, '') + '.json')
+
+result_ary = JSON.parse(result)
+
+puts "Lat:" + result_ary['geo']['lat'].to_s
+puts "Lng:" + result_ary['geo']['lng'].to_s
+puts "District: " + result_ary['administrative']['district']['title']
+puts "Ward: " + result_ary['administrative']['ward']['title']
+
+pp result_ary