In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Salter like this:
SALTER and ESKAT, an extra-parochial tract in Whitehaven district, Cumberland; near the river Eden, 6 miles S E of Whitehaven. Acres, 490. Pop., 43.
Salter through time
Salter is now part of Copeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Copeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Salter itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Salter, in Copeland and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2196
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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