Middlewich
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Middlewich shown within Cheshire
Population	13,101 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ704663
- London	153 miles (264 km) SE
District	Congleton
Shire county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MIDDLEWICH
Postcode district	CW10
Dialling code	01606
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Congleton
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

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Middlewich is a market town within the Congleton borough of Cheshire, England. It is 19.2 miles (30.9 km) east of the city of Chester, and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) northwest of Sandbach. The town's population at the last census in 2001 was approximately 13,000 people. The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... , For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... , Sandbach is a market town and civil parish within the Congleton borough of Cheshire, England. ...

There has been a settlement at Middlewich since at least the time of the Roman occupation. As a wich town, Middlewich is an important location for the manufacture of salt. Middlewich has also been known in the past for Cheshire cheese, silk and agriculture. In the present day it is known for its canals, its heritage events and the folk and boat festival. The parish church for Middlewich is St. Michael and All Angels, which dates back to the 12th century. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Wich and wych are names used to denote brine springs or wells. ... This article is about common table salt. ... Country of origin England Region, town Cheshire Source of milk Cows Pasteurized Frequently Texture hard crumbly Aging time 4-8 weeks depending on variety Certification No Cheshire [] (IPA) cheese is a dense and crumbly cheese produced in Cheshire, England, and the neighbouring counties of Denbighshire, Flintshire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire. ... The Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival takes place in June in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. ... St. ...

Middlewich lies on the confluence of three rivers, the Dane, Croco and Wheelock. It also has two canals, the Shropshire Union and Trent and Mersey, and three major roads, the A533, A54 and A530 roads. The town has good motorway links to the nearby cities of Manchester and Liverpool, and consequently the town has seen a large influx of people in the last thirty years, with a doubling of the population since 1970. Over the same period there has been a reduction of the traditional manufacturing jobs in salt and textile manufacture, demonstrating that many residents of the town no longer work locally but live there because of other factors. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The River Wheelock is a river in Cheshire in the north west England. ... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ... The A533 road is a road linking Alsager in Cheshire, England with Runcorn, also in Cheshire. ... The A54 road is a road linking Chester in Cheshire, England with Buxton in Derbyshire. ... The A530 road is a road linking the A525 east of Whitchurch in Cheshire, England with the A559 east of Northwich, also in Cheshire. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...

Over the past twenty years there have been moves to increase the volume of tourism into the town, through events such as the annual folk and boat festival, the Roman and Norman festivals and regular farmers markets. Tourist redirects here. ...

History

Main articles: History of Middlewich and History of salt in Middlewich

St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich, England (2005)

In the Domesday Book Middlewich is spelt “Mildestvich”, and the termination “wic,” or “wyc,” in Anglo-Saxon refers to a camp or station. It is also supposed that "Wich" or "Wych" refers to a salt town, with Middlewich being the middle town between Northwich and Nantwich.^[1] Middlewich is one of the Wich towns in Cheshire, England. ... Middlewich lies on the confluence of three rivers - the Dane, the Croco and the Wheelock. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2000x3008, 1083 KB) Summary Picture taken by self Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2000x3008, 1083 KB) Summary Picture taken by self Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... Wich and wych are names used to denote brine springs or wells. ...

In Whittaker's History of Manchester it is asserted that the Cornovii took Kinderton as their capital,^[1] however this is unlikely. It is probable that the Cornovii did inhabit Kinderton for its salt making potential.^[2][3] The Cornovii (perhaps meaning people of the horn Cornwall), were a people of Iron Age and Roman Britain, who lived in the modern counties of North Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire in the English West Midlands. ...

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. Middlewich lies across the King Street fault, which roughly follows the Roman road, King Street, from Northwich to Middlewich.^[4] During this time the Romans built a fort at Harbutts Field (grid reference SJ70216696),^[5][6] and recent excavations to the south of the fort have found evidence of further Roman activity^[7][8] including a well and part of a preserved Roman road. An excavation in 2004, in Buckley's Field,^[9] discovered additional evidence of Roman occupation. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... This article is about common table salt. ... Not to be confused with Romans road. ... Northwich is a wich town in Cheshire, England. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Not to be confused with Romans road. ...

Salt manufacture has remained the principal industry for the past 2,000 years and its presence has shaped the town's history and geography. Before the Norman invasion of England in 1066, the area which is now known as Middlewich is thought to have had one brine pit, between the River Croco and the current Lewin Street.^[10] In the Domesday Book the area is described as being wasted,^[10] having been cleared by King William around 1070 as an "act of rage against his rebellious barons".^[11] Norman conquests in red. ... For the sports equipment manufacturer, see Brine, Corp. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... William I of England (c. ...

Gilbert de Venables became the first Baron of Kinderton shortly after the Norman Conquest, the title being conferred by Hugh Lupus.^[12] A manor house was built to the east of the town and became the baronial seat of the Venables family. A Jacobean screen in the church of St Michael and All Angels has the carved Venables coat of arms. The title "Baron of Kinderton" is now vested in the Lord Vernon. Hugh dAvranches, 1st Earl of Chester (died July 27, 1101) was one of the great magnates of early Norman England. ... Ightham Mote For the London district, see Manor House, London. ... The term Jacobean refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). ... St. ... The title of Baron Vernon was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1762 and is still extant. ...

On the 13 March 1643 (N.S.) the town was the scene for the first battle of Middlewich, between the Parliamentarians, under Sir William Brereton, and the Royalist supporters of King Charles I of England, under Sir Thomas Aston.^[13] The second battle of Middlewich took place on the 26 December 1643. Approximately 200 Parliamentarians were killed in the battle, along with a number of Royalists under the command of Lord Byron. is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Old Style redirects here. ... St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich, England - scene of the First Battle of Middlewich (1642) On the 13th of March 1642, during the English Civil War, the town was the scene for the First Battle of Middlewich, between the Parliamentarians, under Sir William Brereton, and the Royalist supporters of King... The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ... For other people called William Brereton see William Brereton Sir William Brereton, (September 13, 1604 – April 7, 1661) (baronet), English soldier, politician, and writer. ... Prince Rupert of the Rhine Cavaliers was the name used by Parliamentarians for the Royalist supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). ... Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. ... The Second Battle of Middlewich took place on the 26 December 1643. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... The Roundheads was the nickname given to the supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. ... °°°°°°°°°°°→→→→→→→→→→→→§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Prince Rupert, an archetypical cavalier For other uses, see Cavalier (disambiguation). ... John Byron, 1st Baron Byron (c. ...

The population of Middlewich rose through the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of this rise is attributable to a number of parishes being combined, for example parts of Newton were added to Middlewich in 1894, with Sutton having previously been added to Newton in 1892, however some must be due to increased industrialisation of the salt making process. Newton is an electoral ward of Middlewich in Cheshire, England. ... Sutton was a hamlet near to Middlewich in Cheshire, England which was added to Newton in 1892. ...

In the middle of the 19th century Middlewich was described as a town with principal works being the surrounding farming district, a silk factory, and the salt works in Kinderton and Newton.^[14] In 1887 the town is described as having an antique appearance, with its principal trade being salt, along with fruit and vegetables, and small silk and heavy cotton works. The town had one bank and one newspaper.^[15] By 1911 the Encyclopædia Britannica mentions the existence of chemical works and manufacturing of condensed milk. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Unveiling of the cenotaph

In common with the rest of the United Kingdom, Middlewich suffered a decimation of its young male population during the First World War. The cenotaph near to the parish church ^[16] lists the names of 136 men who died in this conflict, representing around 10% of the male population of the town aged between 15 and 45 years. Forty two inhabitants of Middlewich lost their lives in the Second World War, with a further death in the Korean War. The Brunner Mond salt works in Brooks Lane also erected a cenotaph in memory of the 16 men from the works who fell in the First World War, and the two men from the works who fell in the Second World War.^[17][18] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 557 pixel Image in higher resolution (2110 × 1470 pixel, file size: 274 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of Middlewich cenotaph being unveiled Photo taken from Roundabout the Millennium: A history of Mid-Cheshire on CD-ROM. It is believed... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 557 pixel Image in higher resolution (2110 × 1470 pixel, file size: 274 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of Middlewich cenotaph being unveiled Photo taken from Roundabout the Millennium: A history of Mid-Cheshire on CD-ROM. It is believed... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Cenotaph, London A ceremony at the Cenotaph, London, on Sunday 12th June 2005, remembering Irish war dead Memorial Cenotaph, Hiroshima, Japan A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants  United Nations:  Republic of Korea  Australia  Belgium  Canada  Colombia  Ethiopia  France Greece  Luxembourg  Netherlands  New Zealand  Philippines South Africa  Thailand  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States Medical staff:  Denmark  Italy  Norway  Sweden Communist: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea  Peoples Republic of China  Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung... Brunner Mond is a British-based chemical company that is part of Tata Chemicals Limited, a subsidary of the Tata Group of India. ...

The period between the First and Second World Wars and shortly after the Second World War saw extensive housebuilding within the town, with significant quantities of houses being built in the King Street area to the north, the area bounded between Nantwich Road and St. Anne's Road to the west, and especially Cledford to the south.

The 1970s commenced with the building of a new road, St. Michael's Way, which allowed traffic moving from east to west through the town to bypass the main shopping street, Wheelock Street. Along with the bypass there was significant remodelling of the town centre, with the old town hall and library being demolished. This bypass successfully eased the flow of traffic away from the main shopping street, but the joining of three major roads remains a bottleneck, which will be eased by a proposed eastern bypass.^[19]

Since the early 1980s Middlewich has seen a significant quantity of new housing development, initially in the Sutton Lane and Hayhurst Avenue areas. New developments have recently been built on the sites of old salt workings to the south of the Roman Fort at Harbutt's Field, near to the Norman Baron's moated manor house at Kinderton Manor, and on the site of the old railway station. One of the latest developments is on the old silk works next to the Big Lock public house. Norman conquests in red. ... For other uses, see Baron (disambiguation). ... Ightham Mote For the London district, see Manor House, London. ...

In common with many local towns, for example Holmes Chapel, Northwich and Winsford people are attracted to the area because of good road links via the M6 and the relatively low price and availability of suitable building land. Known formerly as Church Hulme, Holmes Chapel is a village in central Cheshire, in Congleton borough. ... Northwich is a wich town in Cheshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 29,683 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ6566 Administration District: Vale Royal Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance: North West Post office... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Governance

At the time of the Domesday survey Middlewich was in the hundred of Middlewich but before the 14th century had become part of the Northwich hundred, although a small part of the then large parish of Middlewich extended into the hundred of Eddisbury.^{[20][21][22][23]} Following the Local Government Act 1894 Middlewich became an urban district.^[24] In 1974, as part of the Local Government Act 1972, Middlewich Urban District was abolished and its territory passed into the borough of Congleton.^[25] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... A hundred is a geographic division used in England, Denmark, South Australia and some parts of the USA, Germany, Sweden (and todays Finland) and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative units. ... The Hundreds of Cheshire, as with other Hundreds in England were the geographic divisions of Cheshire for for administrative, military and judicial purposes. ... The Local Government Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. ...

Currently there are three layers of local government with responsibility for Middlewich, the country council, the borough council and the town council. The town is represented by one MP, Ann Winterton, the MP for Congleton. Middlewich is split into two parish wards: Cledford and Kinderton.^{[26][27] [28]} Cheshire County Council is a County Council, and is the second highest level of United Kingdom Government for the residents of Cheshire and the surrounding areas. ... Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. ... Lady Jane Ann Winterton (born March 6, 1941 as Jane Ann Hodgson in Sutton Coldfield) is the British Member of Parliament for Congleton, and was first elected as a Conservative MP in 1983. ... , Congleton Town Hall Congleton is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane, and to the west of the Macclesfield Canal. ...

Geography

Middlewich lies on the confluence of three rivers, the Dane, Croco and Wheelock. The town is approximately 2½ miles from junction 18 of the M6 motorway. The main westward traffic route between the motorway and Winsford, and also southbound traffic to Crewe, go through the town. There are three canals in Middlewich, the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, the Trent and Mersey Canal, and the Wardle Canal, the UK's shortest canal at 100ft long. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The River Wheelock is a river in Cheshire in the north west England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 29,683 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ6566 Administration District: Vale Royal Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance: North West Post office... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located between Middlewich, Cheshire, UK and Barbridge, Cheshire, UK , and connects the Wardle Canal to the Shropshire Union Canal. ... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ... The Wardle canal is located in Middlewich, Cheshire, UK, and connects the Trent and Mersey Canal to the Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich branch). ...

The town sits less than 30 metres above sea level, on Upper Triassic Mercia mudstone laid down with large salt deposits as part of the Cheshire plain, a boulder clay plain separating the hills of North Wales and the Peak District of Derbyshire, formed following the retreat of ice age glaciers. ^[29] Mudstone is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. ... Boulder clay in geology, is a deposit of clay, often full of boulders, which is formed in and beneath glaciers and ice-sheets wherever they are found, but is in a special sense the typical deposit of the Glacial Period in northern Europe and America. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... This article is about the geological formation. ...

The climate is generally temperate with few extremes of temperature or weather. The mean average temperature is slightly above average for the United Kingdom as is the average amount of sunshine.^[30][31] The average annual rainfall is slightly below the average for the UK.^[32] There are few days when snow is lying on the ground, although there are a some days of air frost.^[33][34] For the usage in virology, see temperate (virology). ...

Demography

Increase in the population of Middlewich over the last 200 years

Middlewich has a relatively young population; the proportion of children (0-15) is 3% higher than the national average.^[35][36] Households are larger than average, consistent with a younger population, with an average of 2.51 people per household,^[35] compared to the national average of 2.36. Approximately a quarter of these households are single person households (compared to 30% nationally), and the vast majority (almost 85%) of the housing stock is owner-occupied.^[35] Image File history File links Middlewich_Population. ... Image File history File links Middlewich_Population. ...

Three-quarters of the 9,500 people between the ages of 16 and 74 are classed as "economically active", that is, either in full or part-time employment, or full time students.^[35] Unemployment runs at around 2.2%, compared to 3.4% nationally. Eighty-seven percent of households own at least one car, and a primary use of these is to travel to and from work, with nearly 77% of people travelling to work by this means, with 10% working from home, and the remainder using public transport, walking, or cycling.^[35] This article is about work. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... CIA figures for world unemployment rates, 2006 Unemployment is the state in which a worker wants, but is unable, to work. ...

Economy

Historically the major employers in Middlewich have been the salt industry and agriculture. Salt is still manufactured in the town at British Salt, which employs around 125 people. The close proximity to the M6 motorway has led to the creation of a large distribution and employment park, with companies such as Tesco and ERF locating to the site. Approximately 300 people are employed at the Ideal Standard factory, which since 1937 has been making vitreous china sanitaryware.^[37] British Salt plant near the Trent and Mersey Canal in Middlewich, Cheshire British Salt Limited is a United Kingdom-based chemical company that produces pure white salt. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... ERF can stand for: Extreme Reaction Force ERF (lorry manufacturer) FBI Engineering Research Facility Epilepsy Research Foundation Erfurt Airport (IATA-Code) Evangeliums-Rundfunk - German religious broadcaster The mathematical abbreviation for the error function (also called the Gauss error function) External Resource File Category: ... American Standard Companies, Inc. ...

Middlewich has a traditional high street, with small shops on Wheelock Street and Lewin Street leading from the parish church. There is also two supermarkets, Somerfield behind Wheelock Street, and Lidl near to the cemetery on Chester Road. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Main Street. ... Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. ... Lidl in Middlesbrough, England Lidl in Lomma, Sweden Typical Lidl interior Lidl is a European discount supermarket chain of German origin that operates 5,000 stores. ...

Transport

Narrowboats just to the Northwich side of the Big Lock, Middlewich, England (2006)

Middlewich lies on the A533 road linking it to Northwich and Runcorn in the north, and Sandbach to the south, the A54 linking it to Chester and Winsford to the west and Holmes Chapel and Buxton to the east, and A530 linking it to Crewe and Nantwich to the south.^[38] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1907x1527, 315 KB) Photograph of Narrowboats just to the Northwich side of the Big Lock, Middlewich, Cheshire. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1907x1527, 315 KB) Photograph of Narrowboats just to the Northwich side of the Big Lock, Middlewich, Cheshire. ... The A533 road is a road linking Alsager in Cheshire, England with Runcorn, also in Cheshire. ... Northwich is a wich town in Cheshire, England. ... This article is about the town in England. ... , Sandbach is a market town and civil parish within the Congleton borough of Cheshire, England. ... The A54 road is a road linking Chester in Cheshire, England with Buxton in Derbyshire. ... , For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... Statistics Population: 29,683 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ6566 Administration District: Vale Royal Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance: North West Post office... Known formerly as Church Hulme, Holmes Chapel is a village in central Cheshire, in Congleton borough. ... This article is on the town in the county of Derbyshire, England. ... The A530 road is a road linking the A525 east of Whitchurch in Cheshire, England with the A559 east of Northwich, also in Cheshire. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Nantwich is a market town in south Cheshire, England, in the Borough and parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich. ...

Middlewich lies on a railway branch line between Sandbach and Northwich, however the local station, which opened in 1868 was closed to passenger traffic in 1959, and has now been demolished.^[39] , Sandbach is a market town and civil parish within the Congleton borough of Cheshire, England. ... Northwich is a wich town in Cheshire, England. ...

Following a petition in 1766, the Trent and Mersey Canal was diverted from its original course to provide transport to the town,^[40] and now links with a branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. The link between the two canals, which was opened in 1833,^[41] is actually a third canal known as the Wardle canal, and is the shortest canal in the United Kingdom. The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... The Wardle canal is located in Middlewich, Cheshire, UK, and connects the Trent and Mersey Canal to the Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich branch). ...

Middlewich is 18.7 miles (30 km) from Manchester Airport and 26.1 miles (42 km) from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. For City Airport Manchester, UK, see City Airport Manchester. ... Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an airport serving the English city of Liverpool. ...

Communal facilities

Middlewich has a library in Lewin Street, which was built in the 1970s to replace the old library which was demolished to build St Michael's Way. The library has examples of finds from Middlewich's Roman past on display.^[42]

Middlewich has had a town football club since at least 1902, with the current club Middlewich Town being formed in 1998. It plays in the Mid-Cheshire League. Middlewich also has a cricket club on Croxton Lane. There is a leisure centre ^[43] with facilities shared with the High School. Middlewich Town is an association football team based in the Cheshire town of Middlewich, near the England/Wales border. ... The Cheshire Association Football League is a football competition based in Cheshire, England, which until 2007 was known as the Mid-Cheshire Association Football League. ... This article is about the sport. ... Middlewich High School is a small specialist Science, Maths & Computing secondary school in Middlewich, Cheshire. ...

Middlewich is one of two large towns in the borough of Congleton which do not have a public swimming pool. The lack of this facility has been a moot point for a number of years, with various initiatives starting but failing to gain these facilities.^[44] Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. ... For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool (film). ...

Middlewich's hospital is Leighton Hospital near Crewe which is part of the Mid Cheshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust. Leighton Hospital is a hospital located in the town of Crewe in the county of Cheshire, England. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... NHS redirects here. ...

Primary care services are provided by the Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust. In Middlewich GP services are provided in two medical practices. There are two dental practices providing private dental care.^[45] Primary care may be provided in community health centres. ... A Primary Care Trust may run community health centres. ... A general practitioner (GP), family physician or family practitioner (FP) is a medical doctor who provides primary care. ...

Fountain Fields on Queen Street is a traditional town park, with a number of facilities including a bowling green. It has been owned by the council since 1926.^[46]

Culture

The Roman theatre in the Bull Ring, Middlewich, England (2006)

A highly regarded folk and boat festival has been run in the town since 1990 (with a break for the foot and mouth epidemic).^[47] During the festival folk artists play at a number of locations in the town, and it is estimated to bring in an extra 30,000 visitors to the town during the festival period, along with 400 narrowboats. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 685 pixel, file size: 116 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of the Roman Theatre at Middlewich, Cheshire. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 685 pixel, file size: 116 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of the Roman Theatre at Middlewich, Cheshire. ... The Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival takes place in June in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. ... Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), sometimes called hoof-and-mouth disease, is a highly contagious but non-fatal viral disease of cattle and pigs. ... Folk song redirects here. ...

In addition to this annual event there have been a number of ad-hoc events, including the Middlewich Roman Festival in 2001. This Roman Festival led to a Heritage lottery fund grant which allowed the construction of a Roman theatre at the Bull Ring near to St Michaels and All Angels church. Since its construction this has regularly been used for other purposes, such as an open-air music stage and an ice-rink. Following the Roman festival in 2001, further Roman festivals were held in 2003 and 2007 and a book about Roman Middlewich was written by the consultant archaeologist, who was awarded a MBE for services to archaeology for this work.^[48][49] ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

In 2005 a Norman Festival,^[50] was put on in the town. An Industrial Festival is planned for the future.^[51] A series of arts and music events "@ the Bull Ring" was started in 2006.^[52] Norman conquests in red. ...

The local newspapers are the Middlewich Guardian and Middlewich Chronicle. A radio station, Cheshire FM, was launched in 2007, covering the mid-Cheshire area including Middlewich. A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Cheshire FM is a radio station serving the towns of Northwich, Middlewich and Winsford in the English county of Cheshire, due to launch in Autumn 2006. ...

Places of interest

Middlewich cemetery showing the chapel (2005)

The principal landmark in Middlewich is the parish church of St Michael and All Angels. Other landmarks include: the Roman Theatre built on the Bull Ring on the site of the old town hall and library; and the town bridge, opened in 1931 as a replacement for an earlier bridge.^[40][53] Middlewich has a town cemetery with a twin chapel dating from 1859 by Bellamy & Hardy, 1859.^[54] The Victoria technical school and library, which was opened in 1897, is a red brick and red terracotta building, "with a cupola but otherwise vaguely in the Loire style". ^[54]. Since 1900 the building on Lewin Street has been offices for the town council.^[40] One mile north of the town centre along King Street lies Ravenscroft Hall, which dates from 1837.^[54]. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2000x3008, 1013 KB) Summary Middlewich Cemetery Taken by self Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2000x3008, 1013 KB) Summary Middlewich Cemetery Taken by self Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... In the United Kingdom, town councils are civil parish councils, where the civil parish is a town. ...

Religion

As of the 2001 census, 83.7% of the population of Middlewich stated their religion.^[35] The breakdown for Congleton showed that out of those who stated a religion, 99.2% stated that they were Christian, and the figures for Middlewich will be broadly similar.^[55]

Parts of the Anglican parish church, St. Michael and All Angels, date back to the Normans, although the majority was built during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.^[56] The church was the site of fierce fighting in the first and second Battles of Middlewich during the English Civil War. This box:      Anglicanism most commonly refers to the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Communion, a world-wide affiliation of Christian Churches, most of which have historical connections with the Church of England. ... St. ... Norman conquests in red. ... St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich, England - scene of the First Battle of Middlewich (1642) On the 13th of March 1642, during the English Civil War, the town was the scene for the First Battle of Middlewich, between the Parliamentarians, under Sir William Brereton, and the Royalist supporters of King... The Second Battle of Middlewich took place on the 26 December 1643. ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ...

Middlewich Methodist Church was built in 2000 in Booth Lane, replacing the earlier chapel in Lewin Street.^[57] The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Middlewich United Reformed Church (Image) was founded in 1797, with the current church (the second on this site) in Queen Street being built in 1870,^[40] and completed in 1871. The church celebrated it bicentenary in 1997 with the publication of a history of the church Two Hundred Years (not out)^[58][59] Logo of The United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Christian denomination (church) in the United Kingdom. ...

Catholic masses were held in a cottage near to the cemetery from 1848 until the building of the first Catholic church in the town in Wych House Lane in 1864. This church was enlarged to include the first Catholic school in the town in 1869.^[40] The church was later replaced by the modern St Mary's Catholic Church on New King Street (Image) in 1890, with the stone cross from the church on Wych House Lane being kept within the porch of the new church. Wich and wych are names used to denote brine springs or wells. ...

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There are no places of worship for non-Christian faiths within the town.^[60]

Education

In the mid-19th century the children of the town were schooled in three schools:^[40] the British School in Newton Bank; the National School in Cow Lane (Brooks Lane); and the Grammar School, close to the site of the current Somerfields store. A new Church of England school was erected in Lewin Street in 1854 and extended in 1871 and soon became known as the National School, with the result that the earlier school was demolished.^[40] The National School itself was demolished in the 1980s and is currently the site of the Salinae Day Care Centre, opened in 1995.^[53][61]

Currently there are seven schools in Middlewich, one infant, one junior, four primary schools and one secondary school. Cledford Infant and Nursery ^[62] and Cledford Junior schools primarily serve children from the south of the town.^[63] Middlewich Primary School caters for children from the older, northerly, part of the town,^[64] whilst St Mary's Catholic Primary School receives Catholic children from the town.^[65] Until recently St Mary's school had the distinction of occupying the oldest building for any of the town's schools, with the keystone being laid in 1899 by Col. France-Hayhurst, however the school has now moved and the original building has become a parish centre, so that the oldest school buildings are now in the secondary school. Work began on the original buildings for the Secondary school, Middlewich High School, in 1906,^[66] with later additions improving the teaching areas and providing a sports hall which can also be used by the wider community. The school opened on 1 November 1906.^[53] Middlewich High School is ranked 34 out of 50 by GCSE results for schools in Cheshire in the 2007 league tables.^[67] Middlewich High School is a small specialist Science, Maths & Computing secondary school in Middlewich, Cheshire. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The remaining two primary schools, Byley Primary School and Wimboldsley Community Primary School serve children from outside the immediate bounds of the town.^[68]

Notable residents

Notable residents of Middlewich include the theologians John Hulse (1708 – 1790) who founded the Hulsean lectures at Cambridge University, and Theophilus Lindsey (1723 O.S. – 1808) who inspired the Feathers Tavern Petition against clerical subscription to the thirty-nine articles, and so helped start one of the most profound debates within the Church of England in the 18th century.^[69] Elizabeth Ashbridge, an 18th century Quaker minister, was also born in the town. John Hulse (1708 - 1790), English divine, was born--the eldest of a family of nineteen--at Middlewich, in Cheshire. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... Theophilus Lindsey (20 June 1723 O.S. – 1808) was an English theologian born in Middlewich, Cheshire, and was educated at the Leeds Free School and at St Johns College, University of Cambridge, where in 1747 he became a fellow. ... Elizabeth Ashbridge (1713–1755) was an 18th Century Quaker minister born in Cheshire, England. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...

The English Civil War general Sir William Brereton suffered his only major defeat at the Second Battle of Middlewich in 1643. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other people called William Brereton see William Brereton Sir William Brereton, (September 13, 1604 – April 7, 1661) (baronet), English soldier, politician, and writer. ... The Second Battle of Middlewich took place on the 26 December 1643. ...

On a more local level the France-Hayhurst family were local landowners responsible for the development of the model village at Bostock, and Charles Frederick Lawrence (1873–1940) was a local antiquarian who documented much of the early history of Middlewich, and also discovered a Neolithic stone celt whilst digging in the town.^[70] John Wright Oakes (1820–1887) was a landscape painter who exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy. The France-Hayhurst family lived in Bostock Hall near to Middlewich in Cheshire, England from 1775, until the house was sold to the local council in the 1950s. ... Model villages were a classification of social/industrial developments created in the UK during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ... Map of civil parish of Bostock in the borough of Vale Royal Bostock is a village and civil parish in the Vale Royal borough of Cheshire, England. ... Charles Frederick Lawrence (April 15, 1873 - June 29, 1940) was an antiquarian who discovered a number of Neolithic celts in Middlewich in Cheshire, England. ... An antiquarian or antiquary is one concerned with antiquities or things of the past. ... An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. ... John Wright Oakes (July 9, 1820 – July 8, 1887) was an English landscape painter. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London, England. ...

James Hargreaves was a chemist and inventor, who, along with Thomas Bird, developed a process for the electrolysis of brine using asbestos diaphragms. In 1899 he became director of the newly opened General Electrolytic Alkali Company at Middlewich.^[71] James Hargreaves James Hargreaves (May 1834–4 April 1915) was an English chemist and an inventor. ... A chemist pours from a round-bottom flask. ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ...

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Further reading

1. Memories of Middlewich, Mary Barry, ISBN 978-0854270323
2. Roman Middlewich: A Story of Roman and Briton in Mid-Cheshire. T.J. Strickland, Graham Sumner, 2001, Roman Middlewich Project, ISBN 978-0954118600
3. Middlewich, 900-1900, A L Earl, 1990, Ravenscroft Publication, ISBN 978-1873139011
4. Middlewich, 1900-1950, A.L. Earl, 1994, Cheshire Country Publishing, ISBN 978-0949001108
5. Middlewich (Images of England Series), B J Curzon, P Hurley, 2005, NPI Media Group, ISBN 978-0752435206
6. Picturesque Cheshire, Chester & the Welsh Border, T. A. Coward, 1903
7. Gazetteer of the British Isles, John Bartholomew. 1887
8. Bygone Middlewich, Charles Frederick Lawrence, 1905 (reprinted 1936)

Thomas Alfred Coward, MSc, FZS, FRES, MBOU (born 1867 at 8 Higher Downs, Bowdon; died in that town 1933) was an English ornithologist and an amateur astronomer. ...

External links

Historical links

• Middlewich town council site on Roman Middlewich
• Salinae
• Salt making towns in Cheshire

Other links

• Congleton Borough Council's Middlewich page
• Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival
• CW10 Residents Community Action Group
• Middlewich Community Church