- Northwich is a town on the junction of the rivers Dane and Weaver in the County of Cheshire in the North West Region of England.
- It was a Roman Fort and Settlement called Condate, mentioned in the Iter II and Iter X of the Antonine Itinerary, and also in the Ravenna Cosmography.
History
- Cheshire has salt mines, where salt still exists as rock salt. These mines were worked throughout the Roman Period.
- The Romans extracted salt from Brine Springs in Northwich (Condate), Middlewich (Salinae) and Nantwich. In 1830, salt extraction moved to Winsford.
- Saxa salt is manufactured in Middlewich, which supplies over 50% of the UK market today.
- The salt mine that is still in use is located at Winsford.
Museums
- Lion Salt Works, Northwich
Roman Roads
- Iter II
- Carlisle, York, Northwich and Chester then Watling Street to London and Richborough.
- Iter X
- Iter X of the Antonine Itinerary shows that a Roman road ran south from Ravenglass via Ribchester to Manchester (Mamumcium) where it connected with the York to Chester road.
Lion Salt Works, Northwich