 Salisbury was chartered on November 3, 1761 as one of the New Hampshire Grants issued by Benning Wentworth.The town may have been named after Salisbury, Connecticut (which was named after Salisbury, Wiltshire), or for James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury.Salisbury is located in southern Addison County along the western edge of the Green Mountains and the eastern edge of the Champlain Valley.