Saltburn
View of Saltburn looking towards the Valley and Cliffs
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Around twelve miles east of Middlesbrough, formerly an upmarket resort for Victorians, the small town is just south of its larger neighbour, Redcar.
Features remain from the Victorian era, the cliff lift, pier, and the formal gardens.It is located on the Cleveland Way and to the north east of the town is the large Huntcliff topped by Warsett Hill. A popular Victorian resort with many buildings from that era, the pier has recently been renovated. It was the site of one of the world’s oldest water-powered vertical cliff lifts but the Saltburn tramway replaced the vertical lift in 1883 on safety grounds. A year later, the railway opened and provided transport between the town and the pier. Victorian entrepreneur, Henry Pease, founded the town when he apparently saw a vision of a heavenly city reminiscent of the description of Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. As a legacy, the ‘jewel’ streets along the sea front bear the names Coral, Garnet, Ruby, Emerald, Pearl, Diamond and Amber. The jewell in his crown was said to be the Zetland Hotel, one of the earliest purpose-built railway hotels in the world, which had its own private platform. The Pease family built a residence on Marine Parade and lived there until the death of Joseph Pease in 1903. Saltburn Sands was the site where Sir Malcolm Campbell set his first record while driving Bluebird there at 138.08mph on June 17 1922.
With the beach protected by the high, 365 foot headland, and the coastal scenery continuing south towards Whitby, you can walk the North Yorkshire & Cleveland Heritage Coast.
The Saltburn district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Boosbeck, Brotton, Charltons, Guisborough, Lingdale, Lockwood, Moorsholm, New Skelton, Overdene, Saltburn, Saltburn-By-The-Sea, Skelton, Skelton In Cleveland, Skelton-In-Cleveland, St Germain’s, Westworth.
The average age in this area is 40.
This area has a high percentage of married people at 26.3%.
Average working hours in this area for men are 42 and for women are 29.
This area has 3.3 people per square kilometre.
The largest source of work in this area is Health & Social Work (18.9% of workers), followed by Wholesale & Retail (15.1%).