MIDLEWICH, (Cheshire) 128 cm. 156 mm. from London, stands near the conflux of the Croke and Dan, where are two salt-water
springs, in which is made great store of salt, the brine being said to be so strong, as to produce a full fourth part
salt. It is an ancient Bor. governed by burgesses, and its p. extends into many adjacent townships. It has a spacious Ch.
where the Venables are buried in a handsome chapel. Its Mt. is on Tu. and Fairs on Ascension day and Oct. 18. the latter
the greatest, The r. Wheelock, after a course of about 12 m. from Mowcop-Hill, runs into the Dan a little above this T.