History of Northwich February 2004 a £28 million programme to stabilise the abandoned salt mines underneath Northwich was begun. The work was funded by the English Partnerships through its Land Stabilisation Programme, introduced to resolve issues associated with unstable mines around England. The four mines identified for work were Baron's Quay, Witton Bank, Neumann's and Penny's Lane. These mines were chosen because their subsidence was causing problems for the town centre. When they were abandoned the mines were left with supporting salt pillars. Modern salt mining leaves around 30% of the salt to form the pillars but, because of the wild-brine pumping, the
Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency) boundaries. When created in 1955, the seat was a county constituency formed as the southernmost division of Cheshire in North West England. Nantwich itself had previously been part of the Crewe constituency. The rest of the new seat had been split off from the Northwich constituency. The redistribution for the 1983 general election was based upon a new pattern of local authorities. The Nantwich constituency was abolished in 1983. Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency) Nantwich was a parliamentary constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected