The population of the village at the 2011 census was 110, but the details can be found listed in the civil parish of Edstone.

[2] During the 12th century, the Norman Church of St John of Beverley, was set alight with the villagers inside by marauding Scots.

[5] The population of the village in 2011 was 110, but for the purposes of census information, the data was included in the parish of Edstone.

[8][9] Salton is in the relatively low-lying fertile land of the Vale of Pickering near to the confluence of the rivers Dove and Rye.

The highest point in the parish is Cliff Hill, just to the south, which rises 150 feet (46 m) above sea level.