Places to see in ( Middlewich - UK )
Places to see in ( Middlewich - UK )
Middlewich is a town in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is 19.2 miles (30.9 km) east of the city of Chester, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) east of Winsford, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Northwich and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) northwest of Sandbach. The population of the town at the 2011 Census was 13,595.
Middlewich lies on the confluence of three rivers: the Dane, Croco and Wheelock. Three canals also pass through the town, the Shropshire Union, Trent and Mersey, and the Wardle canal, as well as three major roads, the A533, A54 and A530; Middlewich also has good motorway links to the nearby cities of Manchester and Liverpool. The town's population has doubled since 1970 despite a reduction in the number of manufacturing jobs in salt and textile manufacturing, suggesting that many of the new residents live in Middlewich for reasons other than local employment.
Since 1990 there have been initiatives to increase the volume of tourism into the town, through events such as the annual folk and boat festival, the Roman and Norman festivals, and regular farmers' markets. In 2014, it was rated one of the most attractive postcode areas to live in England.
In the Domesday Book Middlewich is spelt Mildestvich; the termination wic or wyc in Old English refers to a settlement, village or dwelling. It is also supposed that wich or wych refers to a salt town, with Middlewich being the middle town between Northwich and Nantwich. Middlewich was founded by the Romans, who gave it the name Salinae because of its surrounding salt deposits.
Middlewich is located on the confluence of three rivers, the Dane, the Croco and the Wheelock. The town is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from junction 18 of the M6 motorway. The main westward traffic route between the motorway and Winsford, and also southbound traffic to Crewe, go through the town. There are three canals in Middlewich, the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, the Trent and Mersey Canal, and the Wardle Canal, the United Kingdom's shortest canal at 100 feet (30 m) long.
Middlewich has a traditional high street, with small shops on Wheelock Street and Lewin Street. There are also four supermarkets, Tesco, Lidl, a Tesco Express, and Morrisons. Historically the major employers have been the salt industry and agriculture.
The principal landmark in Middlewich is the Anglican parish church of St Michael and All Angels, parts of which date back to the 12th century, although the majority was built during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. There was a general remodelling of the church during the 19th century, which included removing the whitewash from its interior to reveal the sandstone appearance seen today.
Middlewich lies on the A533 road linking it to Northwich and Runcorn in the north, and Sandbach to the south, the A54 linking it to Chester and Winsford to the west and Holmes Chapel and Buxton to the east, and A530 linking it to Crewe and Nantwich to the south. Middlewich lies on a railway branch line between Sandbach and Northwich, but Middlewich railway station – opened in 1868 and closed to passenger traffic in 1959 – has been demolished. The branch line is still used by freight trains. The closest railway station is at Winsford, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) away.
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1. Sprinter Prep (Part 1)
A real home-spun effort from the midlands with an in-house production of how to prep one of the new fangled Sprinter type things. Noddy Holder narrates a surly instructor showing how to prep a 150 by swishing a cane at various items in a manner that would have Max Moseley purring like Goebbels.
The narrator tries to maintain a posh Brummie accent, but is betrayed by such words as hydrostatic oil level where his tone goes from Upper Edgbaston to down town Bordesely in one scientific description. He seems to give up completely by the time he gets to manual fire extinguisher pull 'andle.
There does seem to be some sort of Etches Park local agreement whereby they get a technology payment every time they say in line with the pipe, a phrase this video manages an impressive 24 times.
It has to be said that if this is how long it took them to prep a unit, then no wonder BR went for flexible rostering as after this prep, there wouldn't be any time for any productive work in a 7:24 shift.
Of note is when he is getting deep down and dirty with the spigot for the front emergency adapter coupler. In the background is one of the Met Cam 151s, a case of what could have been on the Basingstoke branch.....
Styal Village Quarry Bank Gardens Cheshire
A good day out and a good walk to Styal Village well worth it . Will be much better when the cottage is ready and open for visitors. On the way back we walk round the gardens at Quarry Bank, a bit steep in places but we made it ok well worth the walk.