Woodbury Salterton Explained

Official Name:	Woodbury Salterton
Country:	England
Region:	South West England
Coordinates:	50.6908°N -3.3987°W
Hide Services:	Yes
Population:	647
Population Ref:	(2018 estimate)
Area Total Km2:	0.318
Static Image:	Parish Church, Woodbury Salterton - geograph.org.uk - 1153995.jpg

Woodbury Salterton is a village 6miles from Exeter, in the civil parish of Woodbury, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 647.^[1] Woodbury Salterton has a church called Holy Trinity,^[2] a primary school on Stony Lane^[3] and a pub called the Digger's Rest.^[4]

History

The name "Salterton" means "the salt-workers" or "salt-settlers" "tun".^[5] Salterton was a chapelry in Woodbury and Colaton-Raleigh parishes, in 1870-72 the chapelry had a population of 498.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Woodbury Salterton. City Population De. 29 April 2020.
2. Web site: Woodbury Salterton. White Cross Churches. 2 April 2020.
3. Web site: Woodbury Salterton C of E Primary School Contact. Woodbury Salterton C of E Primary School. 2 April 2020.
4. Web site: Home. The Diggers Rest. 2 April 2020.
5. Book: The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Eilert Ekwall. 1960. Clarendon Press, 1960. 402. 2 April 2020. 0198691033.
6. Web site: History of Woodbury Salterton in East Devon. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 April 2020.