Saltmarshe

Saltmarshe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Laxton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Ouse, downstream from York, Selby and Goole. Saltmarshe is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east from Howden and 21 miles (34 km) south-east from York. In 1931 the parish had a population of 82.^[1]

Saltmarshe
Saltmarshe, looking down the Ouse
Saltmarshe Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE789241
Civil parish	Laxton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Haltemprice and Howden
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.707862°N 0.805565°W / 53.707862; -0.805565

Saltmarshe lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Haltemprice and Howden an area that mainly consists of middle class suburbs, towns and villages. The area is affluent, placed as the 10th most affluent in the country in a Barclays Private Clients survey,^[2] and has one of the highest proportions of owner-occupiers in the country.^[3]

Saltmarshe Hall

Saltmarshe Hall is a Grade II* listed 19th-century country house on the western edge of the hamlet.^[4]

Saltmarshe railway station is on the Sheffield to Hull Line. It is named after Saltmarshe, but is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north near the village of Laxton.

Civil parish

Saltmarshe was formerly a township in the parish of Howden,^[5] from 1866 Saltmarshe was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Laxton and Howden.^[6]

References

1. "Population statistics Saltmarshe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
2. "North tops 'real' rich league". BBC News. 14 May 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
3. "Haltemprice and Howden". UK Polling Report. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
4. Historic England. "Saltmarshe Hall (1203298)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
5. "History of Saltmarshe, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
6. "Relationships and changes Saltmarshe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

• Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.

External links

Media related to Saltmarshe at Wikimedia Commons

• Saltmarshe in the Domesday Book