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Saltaire

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Saltaire, United Kingdom
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Built between 1851 and 1871 by wool industrialist Sir Titus Salt alongside the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Saltaire is a Victorian model village in West Yorkshire that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. Salt's mill — now converted into an art gallery, restaurants, and offices — anchors a remarkably intact stone-built village that includes workers' housing, a school, a hospital, almshouses, allotments, and a park. The name combines Salt's surname with that of the river.

  • Population9,000
  • Nearest water0.4 km
  • Nearest mountain2.1 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km3

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