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Saltash United Football Club is a Cornish semi-professional football club based in Saltash, Cornwall that plays in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West.
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- ↑ Svensson, Örjan (1987). Saxon Place-Names in East Cornwall. Lund University Press, Sweden. pp. 118, 163. ISBN 9789179660031 . Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ Philip's Street Atlas Cornwall. London: Philip's, 2003; p. 122
Coordinates: 50°24′52.96″N4°13′20.95″W / 50.4147111°N 4.2224861°W
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