Early Nantwich

Nantwich for a long time has been underestimated in the Roman period. Especially because archaeological evidence of its full extent, was lacking in previous decades, to the other two ‘Wiches’ of Cheshire, i.e. Middlewich and Northwich. The former of these has had a great deal of archaeological investigation in the past decades. However in 2002 after the ‘Kingsley Fields’ archaeological dig, Nantwich is now comprehensibly back on the Roman Map.

Its Roman fort has still not been found, but possibilities where it may have been situated have been proposed. At Middlewich and Northwich their forts have been found and proved.

However, it was still lacking in stature as a Roman Settlement site, until now.

This eBook includes:-

• The River Crossing

• ‘Old Biot’ and the brine springs

• Its varied names through history

• A Celtic goddess named Nanto, including some religious artefacts from the area

• The Early Historic Characteristics of the Three Cheshire ‘Wiches’ and Worcester’s Droitwich

• Warmunde’s Tree: An Alternative Name for the town

• Nantwich’s Iron Age and Roman Name

• A Roman Map of Cheshire

• and A Roman Map of the area around Nantwich