The fairs are April 25th. August 5th, and October 29th.
In Pigot's 1822-3 Directory of Cheshire, Middlewich is described as "A town of considerable antiquity, in the county of Chester, is situated near the confluence of the rivers Dane and Croke. Its name is derived from being the middlemost of the Wiches, or Salt-towns; and its origin has been supposed as remote as the time of the Romans, The town is tolerably well built, and has a very respectable and agreeable appearance.