Saltash Links and information for Local Information.

<body> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500"> <tr> <center> <td valign="top" width="447"> </center> <div align="left"><table border="0" width="300" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="center" colspan="2" width="373"></td> </tr> <center> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="center" width="281"><p align="center"> <img src="images/train1.jpg" alt="Brunel Bridge ,Saltash Town, Cornwall, Tamar bridge, Plymouth, West Country, Business, accommodation, attractions, maps," width="275" height="187" align="left"> <font color="#2971BD"> <a HREF="http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/saltash_heritage.htm"><img BORDER="0" SRC="images/cornwall.gif" width="4" height="5"> </a> </font></td> <td valign="middle" align="center" width="90"> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="2" width="373"><dl> <dt> </dt> <div align="center"> <dt> </dt> </div> <div align="right"> <dt><strong><font color="#2971BD"><marquee width="192" height="28" border="0" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(0,0,128); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255)" scrolldelay="11" scrollamount="2" align="middle">Welcome to Saltash Links.......</marquee></font></strong><img BORDER="0" SRC="images/saltas1.gif" alt="Statue of Brunel" align="right" width="133" height="159"> </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt>  </dt> </div> <dd> <p align="left"> </dd> <dd> <p align="left"> </dd> <dt> </dt> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Saltash is a picturesque little town well worth a day for a visit. It's many shops provide you with all that you need and it's friendly pubs are a joy to be included in!</font> </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Come to Saltash for fun and frolics any day of the week!!</font> </dt> </div> <dt> </dt> <dt> </dt> <dt> </dt> <dt><b><a name="Known"><font color="#2971BD">Known</font></a> </b> <font color="#2971BD"> as the Gateway to Cornwall, Saltash lies </font></dt> <dt><font color="#2971BD"> on the River Tamar.</font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Saltash has good leisure facilities including sailing, a country club, a leisure center and is close to the sea and the major city of Plymouth.</font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Transport includes a railway station and the main A38 trunk road.</font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt> </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Saltash has a small but pleasant shopping high street, which lies in the heart of the town.</font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">In 1829 easy contact with the outside world was made with the installation of a floating bridge or ferry over the Tamar.</font></dt> </div> <dt> </dt> <div align="right"> <dt> <a HREF="http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/saltash_heritage.htm"><font color="#2971BD"> <img BORDER="0" SRC="images/cornwall.gif" width="4" height="5"> </font> </a> <img src="images/br2.jpg" alt="The Tamar Bridges viewed from Brunel Green. Tamar River, Brunel Bridge." width="120" height="90"> </dt> </div> </center> <div align="left"> <dt><strong><u><font color="#2971BD">Some Historical Notes.</font></u></strong></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Saltash owes it's status as a town due to the river crossing of the Tamar which has been in operation at least since Roman times. It has also served as a port and safe harbour well before Plymouth and Devonport developed.</font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Little is known of its history before 1066 but then came the Norman conquest and the construction of the castle at Trematon (on the outskirts of Saltash near the village of Forder and can be viewed on occasion in the year). </font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt> </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">The castle was strongly linked to the early Christian cathedral at St Germans.</font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">An early church building (Norman) was St Nicholas and St Faith just uphill from the ferry crossing. This however was not the main parish church for Saltash which is St Stephens (Perpendicular mainly 15th century) about a mile from the center of the town. </font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Sir Francis Drake of the Armada fame had strong connections with Saltash. He married a Saltash girl (Mary Newman - whose cottage is preserved and can be visited) and used the port facilities to unload some Spanish treasure ships of their cargo. </font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">Another significant change was the coming of the railway. The Great Western Railway and the construction of the  </font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD"> Royal Albert Bridge made available markets for products (mainly agricultural) and brought about changes in the development of the town. </font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">The Saltash ferry continued to operate for road and passenger services but this changed in 1961 with the construction of the Tamar road bridge. This enabled direct road links across to Plymouth and to the main trunk road network across the country.</font></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><font color="#2971BD">The Waterside area of Saltash is dominated by these two major bridges. Recent times has seen the provision of a tunnel for the main A38 road to relieve the congestion in the shopping center of the town. </font></dt> </div> <dd> <p align="left"> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </div></td> <td valign="top" align="left" width="219"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" width="205"> <p ALIGN="center">   <p ALIGN="center"> <b> <a HREF="http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/map/saltash.htm" TARGET="_top"><font face="Arial" size="1">SALTASH INDEX </font></a> </b> <p align="center"><a target="_self" href="http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/saltashlinks.htm"><strong> <font color="#2971BD" face="Arial" size="1">LOCAL LINKS </font></strong></a></p>  <div align="right"> <table border="0" width="166" cellpadding="7"> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#3165B5" width="152"><a href="http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/map/1.htm" target="_self"><b><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">MAP</font></b></a><dl> <div align="left"> <dt> </dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt><a target="_blank" 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