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Saltash
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| Saltash Essa |
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| Population | 14,964 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
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| Parish | Saltash |
| District | Caradon |
| Shire county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SALTASH |
| Postcode district | PL12 |
| Dial code | 01752 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | South East Cornwall |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Saltash (Cornish: Essa) is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. 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 and is known as "the gateway to Cornwall".
The community school in Saltash was designated as a Science and Mathematics & Computing Specialist College in September 2004, and renamed to Saltash.net community school.
Saltash is also the location of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, opened by HRH Prince Albert on May 2, 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.
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 cottage of Mary Newman, Sir Francis Drake's wife, can be found in Saltash on Culver Road downhill from Saltash railway station.
There have been both real and fictitious Royal Navy ships named HMS Saltash.
"Saltash" is also a popular traditional Cornish tune.
The town expanded in the 1990s with the addition of the large new estate Latchbrook, and is currently growing further with the recent building of another housing area, Pilmere.
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