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Revision as of 21:51, 15 August 2005 by 84.66.53.187 (talk) (→Further Reading)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:GBdot Middlewich is a town in Cheshire, England.
Middlewich lies on the confluence between the River Dane and River Croco. It is an important location for salt manufacture, and has also been known for Cheshire cheese. The parish church for Middlewich is St Michael and All Angels Church, which dates back to the 12th century.
History
Roman Origins
The town was founded by the Romans as Salinae on account of the salt deposits around it, as it was one of their major sites of salt production. A Roman Road, King Street (originally Kind Street, hence Kinderton, one of the Middlewich wards) runs between Middlewich and nearby Northwich.
Middle Ages
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Victorian & Georgian Era
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Present Day
Over the past 30 years Middlewich has seen a significant quantity of new housing development, taking its population from around 7,500 in 1970 to 13,170 in 2003. This development is still continuing, with its good road links via the M6 being a contributing factor.
Culture
Shopping
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Arts & Sport
There is an annual folk and boat festival in Middlewich. The 2005 Festival being the weekend of 17th-19th June. Many artists including Bellowhead and Tickled Pink are appearing at the venues throughout the town. Morris Dancing and Craft Stalls also feature. The boating festival centres on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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Media
Middlewich's weekly newspapers are the Middlewich Chronicle and the Middlewich Guardian.
Industry
Historically the main industry in Middlewich was salt, with a number of open pan works close to the Canal. However salt manufacture in Middlewich is now concentrated in one manufacturer, British Salt, who sell under the name Saxa.
Transport
A branch of the Shropshire Union Canal flows to the town, where it meets with the Trent and Mersey Canal. The town is also home to a third canal known as the Wardle canal. Middlewich lies on a railway branch line between Sandbach and Northwich, however the local station was closed to passenger traffic in 1959, and has now been demolished. Road links from Middlewich are good, with junction 18 of the M6 motorway whithin easy reach, and direct roads to Crewe, Nantwich, Northwich, Winsford and Sandbach.
Further Reading
Roman Middlewich: A Story of Roman and Briton in Mid-Cheshire. T.J. Strickland, Graham Sumner, 2001
Middlewich, 900-1900, A L Earl, 1990
Middlewich, 1900-1950, A.L. Earl, 1994
Middlewich (Images of England Series), B J Curzon, P Hurley