Saltash
Sign in to saveSaltash () is a town and civil parish in eastern Cornwall, England. Saltash faces the city of Plymouth over the River Tamar and is popularly known as "the Gateway to Cornwall". Saltash’s landmarks include the Tamar Bridge which connects Plymouth to Cornwall by road, and the Royal Albert Bridge. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 16,288 and the population of the built up area was 15,435.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bridges, boats and trains at Saltash.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Tamar Bridge and Royal Albert Bridge
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.official_name
- Saltash
- UK place.cornish_name
- Essa
- UK place.population
- 16,288
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Saltash
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South East Cornwall
- UK place.post_town
- SALTASH
- UK place.postcode_district
- PL12
- UK place.postcode_area
- PL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01752
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX4257
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- Description
- History
- Toponymy
- Early history
- Saltash Ferry
- Antony Passage Ferry
- Parish churches
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Education
- Media
- Festivals
- Health services
- Notable residents
- Sport
- Sport and leisure
- Cornish wrestling
- Local attractions
- Other references to Saltash
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Saltash () is a town and civil parish in eastern Cornwall, England. Saltash faces the city of Plymouth over the River Tamar and is popularly known as "the Gateway to Cornwall". Saltash’s landmarks include the Tamar Bridge which connects Plymouth to Cornwall by road, and the Royal Albert Bridge. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 16,288 and the population of the built up area was 15,435.
==Description== thumb|left|The Royal Albert Bridge (1859) and the [[Tamar Bridge (1961) looking towards Saltash.]] Saltash is the location of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. It takes the railway line across the River Tamar. Alongside it is the Tamar Bridge, a toll bridge carrying the A38 trunk road, which in 2001 became the first suspension bridge to be widened whilst remaining open to traffic.