What is Nantwich?
{{infobox UK place |country = England |coordinates = |official_name= Nantwich | population = 17,424 | population_ref = (2011 census) |unitary_england= [[Cheshire East]] |lieutenancy_england= [[Cheshire]] |region= North West England |constituency_westminster= [[Crewe and Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Crewe and Nantwich]] |post_town= NANTWICH |postcode_district = CW5 |postcode_area= CW |dial_code= 01270 |os_grid_reference= SJ652523 |london_distance= |static_image= The_Parish_Church_of_St._Mary,_Nantwich_(1).JPG |static_image_caption= St Mary's Church, Nantwich }} '''Nantwich''' is a market [[town]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] of [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. It is known for having one of the highest numbers of [[listed building]]s in England, with [[Tudor]] and [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] [[architecture]]. In 2011, the town had a [[population]] of 17,424. The town is around {{convert|4|mi}} 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]]. {{authority control}} [[Category:Market towns in England]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Cheshire]] [[Category:Towns in Cheshire]]