In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Salterns like this:

Salterns, Great, par., Hants, in Portsea Island, on Langston harbour, 3 miles NE. of Portsmouth, 346 ac. and 177 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 33.

Salterns through time

Salterns is now part of PORTSMOUTH Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how PORTSMOUTH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Salterns itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Salterns, in Portsmouth and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22616

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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