Salterbeck
| Salterbeck | |
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| Salterbeck shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 9,000 |
| OS grid reference | NX996279 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKINGTON |
| Postcode district | CA14 |
| Dialling code | 01946 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Salterbeck is a council housing estate on the south side of Workington which was built during the 1930s on farmland for steelworkers and their families relocating to the area. Roughly 70% of the houses are now owned by Impact Housing Association and roughly 30% are privately owned. Salterbeck is bordered by Westfield and Mossbay to the north and Harrington to the south.
Salterbeck ACE is a successful community business run as a social enterprise. It manages the Oval Centre which has rooms for hire, a bar, cafe and gym. Salterbeck ACE also runs landscaping and decorating teams which have corporate contracts as well as with private individuals.
In the centre of Salterbeck there is a field which is known to the locals as "The back field". It has rugby and football pitches where the local amateur rugby league team Salterbeck Storm and Salterbeck FC, Salterbeck Utd and the Oval FC play. There is a total of two play parks on the field and another at the Oval Centre.
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