Nantwich

Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is known for having one of the highest numbers of listed buildings in England, with Tudor and Georgian architecture. In 2011, the town had a population of 17,424.
The town is around south-west of the railway town of Crewe and 20 miles south-east of the city of Chester. It is on the Cheshire Plain, on the banks of the River Weaver. The Shropshire Union Canal runs to the west of the town.
The origins of the settlement date to Roman times, when salt from Nantwich was used by the Roman garrisons at Chester and Stoke-on-Trent as a preservative and a condiment.