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Saltash ((コーンウォール語:Essa)) is a town and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It has a population of 14,964,〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Caradon'' ). Retrieved 30 January 2010.〕 which rose to 16,184 at the 2011 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 It lies in the south east of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as "the gateway to Cornwall". Saltash means ''ash tree by the salt mill''. Saltash is the largest town within the East Cornwall area and is one of the largest in Cornwall. ==Description== Saltash is the location of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, opened by HRH 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. Saltash railway station is close to the town centre. It was hoped that the empty buildings could be restored as a visitor centre for the bridge, but they have instead been purchased by a property developer. The station is served by a regular train service, with some direct High Speed services to and from London Paddington. The cottage of Mary Newman, Sir Francis Drake's first wife, can be found in Saltash on Culver Road downhill from Saltash railway station. Nearby are the castles at Trematon and Ince, as well as the nature reserve at Churchtown Farm, where there are some wonderful walks, with stunning views of the river. Burrell House near Saltash was built in 1621 and has a wing dated 1636. The entrance side was altered in the 18th century.〔Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 48〕 The town expanded in the 1990s with the addition of the large new estate Latchbrook, and again with the more recent building of another housing area, Pillmere. In the summer of 2009 the Saltash postcode area was judged as the most desirable place to live in Great Britain in a survey that included statistics from school results and crime figures. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saltash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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