Northwich

British

/ ˈnɔːθwɪtʃ /

noun

a town in NW England, in Cheshire: salt and chemical industries. Pop: 39 568 (2001)

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Unemployed accountant Lawrence Salvoni said he was also very worried about the security of supplies to his home in Northwich, Cheshire.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Several roads remain closed across the region, including in the Platt Bridge and Ashton areas of Wigan, Rainford and Parbold in Lancashire and Northwich, Warrington and in Cheshire.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

Hardy, from Northwich, Cheshire, was jailed for nine years at Chester Crown Court.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2022

I grew up a few dozen miles from Northwich.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2018

Truly Northwich lives and moves and has its being in salt, and promises to be buried in it too.

From The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 by Various

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