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Northwich Description |
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Northwich is a wich town (a town with a brine well or spring allowing Salt production) in Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the River Weaver and the River Dane. The town is approximately 18 miles (29 km) east of Chester and 15 miles (24 km) south of Warrington.
The area around Northwich has been exploited for its Salt pans since the Roman period, when the settlement was known as Condate. The town has been severely affected by Salt mining with subsidence historically being a large issue. However, recent investment in mine stabilisation is set to change the town with the 'Northwich Vision' providing a roadmap for a programme of development work into the future.
There is archaeological evidence of a Roman auxiliary fort within the area of Castle dated to 70AD. This and other North West forts were built as the Romans moved North from their stronghold in Chester. The fort at Northwich is thought to have been built to due to the strategic river crossing of the Weaver and the presence of the brine springs.
Salt was very important in Roman society. The Roman word salarium, linked employment, Salt and soldiers, but the exact link is unclear. It is also theorised that this is the basis for the modern word salary. Another theory is that the word soldier itself comes from the Latin sal dare (to give salt).
The Romans used lead Salt pans to extract the salt from the brine. Salt pans and 1st century brine kilns have all been found around the Roman fort.
Northwich can be identified through two contemporary Roman documents. The first of these is the Antonine Itinerary, a 3rd century road map split into fourteen sections.
The second document is the 7th century Ravenna Cosmology. This document refers to Condate between the entries for Salinae (now Middlewich, Cheshire) and Ratae (now Leicester, Leicestershire) at the time the capital of the Corieltauvi tribe.
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