Location within the British Isles

Saltash (Cornish: Essa) is a town in Cornwall, UK. It has a population of about 16,000. It lies in the extreme southeast of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It is in the Caradon district. It is known as the gateway to Cornland. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 188 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 188 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ... The Cornish language (in Cornish: Kernowek, Kernewek, Curnoack) is one of the Brythonic group of Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Breton, the extinct Cumbric and perhaps the hypothetical Ivernic. ... Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... The Tamar is a river in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). ... Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...

The community school in Saltash was designated as a Science and Maths & Computing Specialist College in September 2004, and renamed as Saltash.net community school.

Saltash is the birthplace of Sheila Joy Morgan nee Threlfall and her daughter, Caroline Morgan. The cottage of Mary Newman, Sir Francis Drake's wife, can be found in Saltash on Culver Road downhill from Saltash railway station. Sir Francis Drake, c. ... The station, looking northeastward Saltash railway station serves the town of Saltash in Cornwall, UK. It is situated on the south side of the town between the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar and Coombe Viaduct which spans a small tributary of the same river. ...

Saltash is also the location of the Royal Albert Bridge, designed by and constructed under the supervision of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened by HRH Prince Albert on May 2, 1859. Saltash railway station is close to the town centre, it is hoped that the empty buildings can be restored as a visitor centre for the bridge. The Royal Albert Bridge (sometimes called the Brunel Bridge or Saltash Bridge) spans the River Tamar in the U.K. between Plymouth, on the Devon bank and Saltash on the Cornish bank carrying the Great Western Main Line in and out of Cornwall. ... Brunel before the launching of the Great Eastern. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in full Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel) (26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The station, looking northeastward Saltash railway station serves the town of Saltash in Cornwall, UK. It is situated on the south side of the town between the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar and Coombe Viaduct which spans a small tributary of the same river. ...

There have been both real and fictitious Royal Navy ships named HMS Saltash. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... For online phenomenon of shipping, see Shipping (fandom). ... HMS Saltash in 1936. ...

Saltash is also the name of a popular traditional Cornish tune.

The Tamar Bridge in Fog viewed from Jubilee Green, Saltash

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External links

• Official Site for the Royal Albert Bridge
• Save Saltash Railway Station campaign
• saltash.net community school
• Saltash Town Council
• Burraton school
• Saltash New Life Church