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Welsh Row Bridge
Nantwich Bridge (also known as the Welsh Row Bridge and formerly the Welsh Bridge) is a stone bridge carrying Welsh Row over the River Weaver in the town of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The existing bridge replaces a 17th-century stone bridge; it dates from 1803 and is listed at grade II. An earlier timber bridge known as the Wich Bridge is first mentioned at the end of the 14th century; it is described as having a chapel and shops on it. Nantwich lay on the main London–Chester road, an important transport route, and the bridge was heavily used for trade and military purposes from the medieval era until the 19th century. Background The earliest crossing of the River Weaver was via a Ford (crossing), ford to the south of the existing bridge, near the probable site of the Normans, Norman Nantwich Castle, castle. A Roman Britain, Roman trackway running at an angle to the course of Welsh Row was found during excavations by the existing bridge in 2007. A medieval wooden causeway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantwich Bridge Welsh Row
Nantwich ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the parish had a population of 14,045 and the built up area had a population of 18,740. History The origins of the settlement date to Roman Britain, Roman times, when salt from Nantwich was used by the Roman garrisons at Chester (Deva Victrix) and Stoke-on-Trent as a preservative and a condiment. Salt has been used in the production of Cheshire cheese and in the Tanning (leather), tanning industry, both products of the dairy industry based in the Cheshire Plain around the town. ''Nant'' comes from the Welsh language, Welsh for brook or stream. ''-wich town, Wich'' and ''wych'' are names used to denote brine Spring (hydrosphere), springs or Water well, wells. In 119 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
