Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, in the Redcar and Cleveland district, in North Yorkshire, England, 12 miles south-east of Hartlepool and 5 miles south-east of Redcar. It lies within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. The development of Saltburn was driven by the discovery of ironstone in the Cleveland Hills and building of railways to transport the minerals.