-wich town Hamwic in Southampton and Gipeswic (Gippeswic) in Ipswich are further inland. As also means "bay" in Old English, "wich" and "wych" are also used in names to denote brine springs or wells. By the eleventh century, the use of "-wich" in placenames had been extended to include areas associated with salt production. At least nine English towns and cities carry the suffix although only five of them tend to be associated with salt: Droitwich in Worcestershire and the four -"wich" towns of Middlewich, Nantwich, Northwich and Leftwich in Cheshire. -wich town A "-"wich" town" is a settlement in Anglo-Saxon England
Nantwich Town F.C. Nantwich finished midtable in 10th place, but the season ended in triumph when the Dabbers lifted the Cheshire Senior Cup beating Stalybridge Celtic in the final. Nantwich Town reached the First Round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history when they beat Nuneaton Town of the Conference South in October. This saw the club draw MK Dons away, and resulted in a 6–0 defeat in front of 4070 fans. Previous rounds saw Nantwich beat Ramsbottom United, Northwich Victoria and Kendal Town After an impressive pre-season, and an opening day 5–0 away win over Matlock Town hopes