Market Towns Information
Frodsham was an important Mersey port during the Middle Ages and a staging post during the stage coach era. The wide main street has attractive small shops and inns and hosts a popular weekly market. The 11th -15th century parish church stands at Overton, on the hill half a mile north. Delamere Forest is nearby.
in the heart of mid-Cheshire was in Roman times a military station, then a brine-boiling settlement. Northwich became famous for salt mining during the 17th and 18th centuries, and boasts the country's only salt museum. Today there are many other important industries and the town is a centre for shoppers from the surrounding area.
Northwich is close to unspoilt countryside and woodland, notably Pickmere, Marbury Country Park and many attractive villages.
Winsford dates from Saxon times and grew with the salt industry. New industries and residents during the 1960s transformed the town into a busy modern centre with traffic-free shopping.
Middlewich was a salt town during the Roman and medieval periods. Historically it is notable for finds of Stone Age tools, weapons and Roman pottery.
The town is at the junction of the Trent and Mersey Canal with a branch of the Shropshire Union Canal - a good centre for fishing, boating and recreation amidst rich agricultural land. The historic buildings in the town are mostly of brick. The sandstone parish church is one of the three great 'salt churches' financed by Cheshire's medieval brine-boiling salt industry.
The place name means Renowned Works - during the early Middle Ages Nantwich was the prime centre of England's salt industry. It is now one of Cheshire's most picturesque market towns, rich in black and white buildings.
The 14th century parish church at the town centre, cruciform with octagonal tower and vaulted interior, is one of the three great salt churches, and probably the most beautiful parish church in Cheshire.
Crewe developed as a railway town and retains its importance today as a major junction and centre for locomotive building and repair. Added to this, Crewe is the home of Rolls Royce and many other widely known companies. Extensive shopping and civic centres are complemented by exceptional social and recreational facilities. The + 50 acre Queens Park is recognised as the finest in the north.
lies in South Cheshire's farmland. It is a thriving market town with many historic buildings in Hightown, High Street and the ancient Market Square. Sandbach is widely known for the two Saxon crosses which stand in the square - carvings on the crosses depict scenes from the life of Christ and probably, Saints connected with the town.
on Cheshire's southern boundary is an ancient market town on the River Weaver. The old Market House with its eight stone pillars is a landmark, in front of the fine Decorated and Perpendicular church with its noble tower.
