Salesbury, ENG - Postcode - BB6 8AL

Description of Salesbury, England

Salesbury is a small town and civil parish in the middle of Lancashire, England's Ribble Valley.

The community is conveniently located on the B6245 road, which connects to larger cities including Blackburn, Preston, and Burnley. Salesbury may be found about 2 miles south of the River Ribble and less than 5 miles north of Blackburn.

North of Salesbury is the residential neighborhood of Copster Green.

History of Salesbury

Since its earliest documentation in the 12th century, Salesbury has been both a chapelry and a civil parish within the larger Blackburn parish. From as early as 1246, the village was known as "Salebyry" in Old English, and by the name "Salewelle" in 1296. Translation:burh by Sale Wheel (burh is an Old English word meaning fortress). Sale Wheel, which literally translates to "pool where willows flourish," is located on the River Ribble and is named for the way the river bends, narrows, and foams over massive rocks and boulders within the channel. The Anglo-Saxon word "weal," meaning "whirlpool," is the root of the English word "wheel."

Population

Through the ages, Salesbury's population has swelled and shrunk. 184 persons were counted in the 1881 census. The population peaked about 350 in the 1930s and has since gradually declined to its current level of around 300, with a plateau beginning in the 1950s. As the war ended and marriage rates skyrocketed, the population surged to its highest point in the 1960s. The population of the parish was 391 in 2001 and 1,142 in Clayton-le-Dale at the time of that census, but in 2011 it was 403 and 1,128.

Amenities

Salesbury is a small village, and its proximity to Blackburn means that its residents have easy access to a wide variety of services without ever having to leave the city. It has a church, a cricket club, a primary school, a memorial hall, and a public house.