Saltburn by the Sea

History

Saltburn was formerly in the parish of Brotton; however, after 1894, it became a separate civil parish, formed from the part of Marske parish in the newly-formed Saltburn-by-the-Sea Urban District. On 1 April 1932, the urban district was abolished to form Saltburn and Marske By the Sea Urban District. The original civil parish was also abolished on 1 April 1974 to form Saltburn and Marske by the Sea. In 1992, Steven Clark, a 23‑year‑old man from nearby Marske, disappeared after being last seen at the public toilets near Saltburn Pier. His case remains unsolved. The town's name derives from the Old English saltburna, meaning 'salt stream'. Old Saltburn is the original settlement, located in the Saltburn Gill. Records are scarce on its origins, but it was a centre for smugglers and publican John Andrew is referred to as 'king of smugglers'. In 1856, the hamlet consisted of the Ship Inn and a row of houses, occupied by farmers and fishermen. The Pease family of Darlington developed Middlesbrough as an industrial centre and, after discovery of iron stone, the Stockton & Darlington Railway and the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Company developed routes into East Cleveland. The line was extended to Whitby as part of the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway.

Geography

The coastline at Saltburn lies practically east–west and along much of it runs Marine Parade. To the east of the town is the imposing Hunt Cliff, topped by Warsett Hill at . Skelton Beck runs through the wooded Valley Gardens in Saltburn, then alongside Saltburn Miniature Railway before being joined by Saltburn Gill going under the A174 road bridge and entering the North Sea across the sandy beach. The A174 road number is now used for the Skelton/Brotton by-pass.

Most-observed species

• Herring Gull

  Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
  6,680
• Black-headed Gull

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,123
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,774
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,453
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,824
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,523
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,481
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,455

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2020-01-23
  1 km NW of Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
• M 3.6 — 2011-01-03
  5 km S of Masham, United Kingdom
• M 3 — 2004-07-05
  5 km WNW of Lund, United Kingdom