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SALISBURY CRAIGS. 386 SALTASH. of those found in the gravel appear to have been artifi- cially fractured. The market days are Tuesday and Saturday, the former chiefly for corn ; also a cattle market every other Tuesday. Fairs are held on the Monday prior to the 5th April, and the 22nd October, also a largo sheep and cattle fair at the village of Brit- ford on the 12th August; but the pleasure fair formerly held during Whitsun week in the cathedral close has for several years been discontinued. SALISBURY CRAIGS, a hill adjoining Arthur's Seat, co. Edinburgh, Scotland. It attains an elevation of 575 feet, and commands a view of the city of Edin- burgh. SALISBURY PLAIN, an extensive level tract of unenclosed country running across the county of Wilts, formerly extending into Hampshire on the E., and Dor- setshire on the W., but now much circumscribed, in- cluding only the open downs to the S. of Salisbury, and the level plain, or plateau, to the S. of that city, chiefly occupied as sheep walks. In the dreariest part of this plain, about 6 miles N. of Salisbury, stands Stonehenge. SALISBURY SANDS, a bank at the mouth of the river Dee, co. Chester, 4 miles E. of Point of Ayr. It extends nearly 7 miles in length, but is traversed by a narrow channel called Salisbury Gut. SALKELD, GREAT, a par. in the ward of Leath, co. Cumberland, 6 miles N.E. of Penrith, its post town, and 4J S.E. of Plumpton railway station. The village is situated at the bridge over the river Eden, near Force Mill fall, and is chiefly agricultural. In the vici- nity are traces of Dyke and Aikton-Castle camps, the ramparts of which are still 12 feet high, also the pier of an ancient bridge, which was swept away by a great flood in 1360. The soil consists of a light gravel upon a subsoil of gravel and freestone. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder rough pasture and woodland. There is a mineral spring on the com- mon having chalybeate properties. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 345, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, is an ancient stone structure with an old fortified tower, and dungeon underneath. The churchyard contains several ancient tombs. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. Dr. Benson, the Nonconformist, Chief Justice Ellenborough, and other eminent men, were natives of this parish. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor. SALKELD, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Adding- ham, ward of Leath, co. Cumberland, 1 mile E. of Great Salkeld, and 3 miles S. of Kirk-Oswald, near the Druid circle called Long Meg. SALL, a par. in the hund. of Eynsford, co. Norfolk, 1J mile N. of Reepham, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near a branch of the river Wensum, and is wholly agricultural. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder pasture and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 560, and the glebe contains 30 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 390, in the patron, of Pembroke College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a cru- ciform structure with a lofty tower, crowned with pin- nacles, and containing six bells. The interior contains a carved and painted screen, thirteen stalls, and numer- ous monuments. The register dates from 1559. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. Sail House, the principal residence, is situated in a well- wooded park. SALLINS, a post-office vil. in the pars, of Osberstown and Bodenstown, bar. of North Naas, co. Kildare, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Naas. It is a station on the Great Southern and Western railway. It is situated on the Grand canal, and contains a police station. Sallins Lodge is the principal residence. SALLROCK, a mountain of the co. of Galway, Ire- land, at the head of Killery harbour, commanding a view of the coast and the country adjoining. SALLYBROOK, a vil. in the bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Cork, on Cork harbour. SALLY-GAP, a pass in the Wicklow mountains, co. Wicklow, Ireland, 9 miles S.W. of Bray. SALLYSBURGH, a vil. in the par. of Shotts, co. Lan- ark, Scotland, 9 miles N.E. of Hamilton, on the S. road from Glasgow to Edinburgh. SALMONBY, a par. in the hund. of Hill, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5J miles N.E. of Horncastle, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Alford. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Steeping, and is wholly agricultural. There is a mineral spring. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 308. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient ivy- mantled edifice with a bell-turret. It is said to have been erected in the reign of Edward III., and contains a piscina. The register dates from 1558. There is a school for the instruction of children of this parish, and that of Tetford, chiefly supported from lands bequeathed by Mr. E. Richardson in 1714. SALOP. See SHROPSHIRE. SALPERTON, a par. in the hund. of Bradley, co. Gloucester, 5 miles N.W. of Northleach, its post town, and 9 E. of Cheltenham. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Cotswold hills, and is chiefly agricultural. The surface is undulating, and the soil shallow, but of a loamy description. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1780. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 107. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a day school. Salperton Park is the principal residence. T. B. Browne, Esq.," is lord of the manor and chief landowner. SALT, a bar. in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It is in two divs., N. and S. The former com- prises the pars, of Confey, Donaghmore, Kildrought, Killadoon, Kilmacredock, Laraghbryan, Straffan, Tag- hadoe, with parts of those of Leixlip and Donaghcumper, arid the towns of Maynooth and Celbridge. South Salt contains the pars, of Castledillon, Clonaghlis, Donagh- cumper, Forenaghts, Haynestown, Kilteel, Lyons, Ough- terard, Slacumny, and part of that of Kill. SALT, a lough in the co. of Donegal, Ireland, 5 miles W. of Milford. It is near 1 mile in length, by half a mile in breadth, and 205 feet deep. Near its head is Salt-hill, rising about 1,550 feet above sea level. SALT, a cove in the estuary of the river Ribble, co. Lancaster, 5 miles S.W. of Kirkham. SALT AND ENSON, a tnshp. in the pars, of SS. Mary and Chad, S. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles N.E. of Stafford. Sandon is its post town. The village is situated on the Grand Trunk canal and the river Trent. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 110. The church, dedicated to St. James, was erected in 1842 at the expense of the late Earl of Shrewsbury. There is a National school for both sexes, erected in 1857, also at the expense of the earl in commemoration of his eldest daughter, whose death occured at Naples in 1856. SALTAIRE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bradford, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Bradford. It is a station on the Midland railway SALTASH, or ESSAY, a chplry., market town, and municipal borough in the par. of St. Stephen's, S. div. of East hund., co. Cornwall, 4 miles N.W. of Plymouth, and 20 S.E. of Launceston. It is a station on the junction line connecting the South Devon with the West of Corn- wall railway, and has hourly communication with Devon- port by steamboat. It was anciently a place of more importance than at present, and in the 14th century the assizes for the county were regularly held in the town. During the civil war in the reign of Charles I. it was fortified for the king, but was alternately possessed by both parties. The town, which belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall, was made a borough by the Valletorts ol Trematon under charter of Henry III., and is now governed under a charter of George III. by a mayor,