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Salcombe, town, Malborough par., Devon, on W.
side of Salcombe Haven, 4 miles S. of Kingsbridge,
pop. 1826; P.O., T.O., 1 newspaper. Salcombe is a
small town, built on the steep side of a hill; the climate
here is said to be the warmest on the SW. coast of
England ; shipbuilding, brewing, and fishing are carried
on. Salcombe Haven is a sea-inlet, penetrating to
Kingsbridge, and affording safe anchorage to vessels of
200 tons. Near the town stands Salcombe Castle, a
ruined fortress, taken and dismantled by the Parliamen-
tarians during the great Civil War.

Salcombe Regis, coast par. and vil., Devon—par.,
2605 ac., pop. 566; vil., 2 miles NE. of Sidmouth;
near the vil. is Salcombe Hill, commanding extensive
views.

Salcot Vlrley, Essex. See Yirley.

Salcott, par. and vil., Essex, 7% miles SE. of Kelve-
don, 274 ac., pop. 239; P.O.

Salden, hamlet, Mursley par., Bucks, 3 miles E. of
Winslow.

Sale, town and township with ry. sta., Ashton on
Mersey par., Cheshire, on river Mersey, 5 miles SW.
of Manchester, 2006 ac., pop. 7915; P.O., T.O., and
P.O. at Sale Moor, 2 miles distant, 2 Banks, 1 news-
paper ; is practically a suburb of Manchester, and has
extensive market gardens. Sale Old Hall, Sale
Priory, and Sale Lodge are serts in the neighbourhood.

Saleby, par., Lincolnshire, 2 miles NE. of Alford,
1770 ac., pop. 223; contains Saleby Grange, seat.

Saleen, Lough, near Castlebar, mid. co. Mayo.

Salelnirst, par. and vil., Sussex, 6 miles N. of
Battle, 6565 ac., pop. 2133; P.O.

Salen.—quoad sacra par. and vil., Kilninian and
Kilmore, and Torosay pars., Argyllshire, on E. side of
Mnll island
—quoad sacra par., pop. 600 ; vil., on Sound
of Mull, 20 miles NW. of Oban.—2. Salen, place with
inn, Ardnamurchan par., Argyllshire, on N. shore of
Loch Sunart, 10 miles NW. of Strontian ; P.O., T.O.

Salesbury, eccl. dist. and township, Blackburn par.,
NE. Lancashire—dist., pop. 1036; township, 5 miles
N. of Blackburn, 1215 ac., pop. 184; P.O.

Salesbury Hall, seat, 5 m. SE. of St Albans, Herts.

Salford.—pari, and mun. bor. and township, SE.
Lancashire, on W. side of river Irwell—township, in
Manchester par., 1329 ac., pop. 101,584; bor., partly
also in Eccles par., 5170 ac., pop. 176,235 ; 4 Banks, 2
newspapers. Salford returns 3 members to pari. (3
divisions—viz., North, West, and South—1 member
for each division); its representation was increased
from 2 to 3 members in 1885. See
Manchester.—2.
Salford,
par. and vil., Bedfordshire, 4 miles N. of
Woburn, 900 ac., pop. 221.-—3. Salford, hundred, SE.
Lancashire, 195,053 ac., pop. 609,697.—4. Salford,
par. and vil., Oxfordshire, in NW. of co., 2 miles NW.
of Chipping Norton, 1567 ac., pop. 378. — 5. Sal-
ford, Radnorshire. See
Kinnerton, Salford, and
Badland.

Salford Priors, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Warwick-
shire—par., 4730 ac., pop. 823 ; vil., near confluence of
rivers Arrow and Avon, 4 miles S. of Alcester ; P.O.

Salhouse, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Norfolk—par.,
2060 ac., pop. 622 ; vil., 6 miles NE. of Norwich ; P.O.;
near the vil. is Salhouse Broad, or lake.

Saline, par., quoad sacra par., and vil., Fife—par.,
8189 ac., pop. 954;
quoad sacra par., partly also in Torry-
burn par., pop. 1038; vil., 2% miles N. of Oakley sta.
and 5| miles NW. of Dunfermline, pop. 369; P.O.; 1
mile NE. of vil. is Saline Hill, alt. 1178 ft.

Saling, Great, par. and vil., Essex—par., 1674 ac.,
pop. 347; vil., 4% miles NW. of Braintree; P.O., called
Saling; near the vil. is Saling Grove, seat.

Saling, Little, Essex. See Bardfield-Saling.


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