Raleigh Bicycle Serial Numbers

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

My son has asked me to research his Raleigh ten-speed date of manufacture.
Here is the serial number. Please help find a date.
Thanks
WA8000273

 

[Mickey2]

Not quite sure about place of manufacture, but probably January 1978. Number is embossed in bottom bracket?

 

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

Yes. On bottom bracket.

 

[sailorbenjamin]

Pictures would help but this website has a pretty decent summary;
http://www.kurtkaminer.com/TH_raleigh_serials.html

 

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

I found that the website was very informative. Thanks guys!
W denotes the Raleigh factory workshop in Nottingham, England.
A denotes the month of manufacture which is January.
8 denotes year of manufacture in 1980.
273 denotes that it was the 273rd Raliegh bicycle assembled in the workshop in January.