History of salt English places carry the suffix and are historically related to salt, including the four Cheshire 'witches' of Middlewich, Nantwich, Northwich and Leftwich (a small village south of Northwich), and Droitwich in Worcestershire. Middlewich, Nantwich, Northwich and Droitwich are known as the "Domesday Wiches" due to their mention in the Domesday Book, "an indication of the significance of the salt-working towns in the economy of the region, and indeed of the country". Salt was very important to Europe because it was hard to trade with Africa and they needed to produce it themselves. Monopolies over salt production and trade were essential
Nantwich Town F.C. were high for Nantwich, but after a good start performances declined, and boss Jimmy Quinn was fired in February. Darren Moss took over as a player manager and Nantwich ended the season 14th. Chorley ended the Dabbers FA Cup dreams in the 1st Qualifying Round and Fylde overcame Nantwich in the FA Trophy. In 2013–14 under the management of Danny Johnson, Nantwich finished 19th in the table, after not winning any of their last 9 games but with a positive goal difference. The FA Cup run ended in the 1st Qualifying round after Rugby Town beat the Dabbers 2–1 at