In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Saltford like this:
SALTFORD, a village and a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset. The village stands on the river Avon, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 5 miles W N W of Bath; is a neat and pleasant place; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office, designated Saltford, Somerset. The parish comprises 880 acres. ...
Real property, £2, 522. Pop., 373. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. S. House is the seat of Vice-Admiral B. M. Kelly. S. tunnel, on the railway, is approached through a deep cutting in lias rocks, and is 499 feet long. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200.* Patron, J. G. Hill, Esq. The church was restored in 1851. There is an endowed school.
Saltford through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Saltford in Bath and North East Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13171
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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