Droitwich

Droitwich, also known as Droitwich Spa, is a town located on the river Salwarpe 7 miles (12km) north of Worcester in the County of Worcestershire.
It was known as ‘Salinae Dobunorum’, the ‘Salt of the Dubonni’ Tribe, and was a very important Roman Town, with a Roman villa and a Roman salt works to extract salt from the Brine Springs.

The Brine springs at Droitwich are the second warmest after Bath.
They were worked during the Iron Age, and continued to be worked through the Roman, Saxon, Norman and Medieval Periods until the Victorian Period.
The Romans boiled off the water, which yielded large quantities of Salt inexpensively and on an industrial scale. Every gallon of brine produces two and a half pounds of salt.

There is a buried Roman Villa (not open to the Public) which belonged to the owner of the Springs. Later the Springs were leased to contractors.
The Salt Works (not open to the Public) consisted of water tanks to store the Brine, and various engineering works associated with large scale salt production.
Two Roman Forts were constructed at different times, but they no longer exist.
A network of Salt roads radiated out from Droitwich to transport the Salt around the country.

Droitwich Spa Heritage Centre and Salt Museum
- Located at St. Richard’s House, Victoria Square, Droitwich Spa.
- The museum recounts the history of Salt production in Droitwich and holds some artefacts from the Roman period.

Salt Roads:
- The Salt would then go by a network of Salt Roads radiating from Droitwich to other parts of Britannia. There was a Salt Road from Droitwich via Stratford-on-Avon to East Anglia.

Droitwich Brine Springs