Editing Middlewich (section)

{{Short description|Town in Cheshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place 
|static_image_name=Middlewich - Pepper Street now.jpg
|static_image_caption= The parish church of [[St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich|St. Michael and All Angels]] seen over the [[Trent and Mersey Canal]]
|country =                 England
|official_name= Middlewich
|coordinates = {{coord|53.192|-2.443|display=inline,title}}
|population = 14,421
|population_ref           = (Parish, 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Middlewich parish |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/northwestengland/admin/cheshire_east/E04010972__middlewich/ |website=City Population |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>
|civil_parish  =       [[Middlewich Town Council|Middlewich]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.middlewich.org.uk/ |title=Welcome to Middlewich |publisher=Middlewich Town Council |access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
|unitary_england=       [[Cheshire East]]
|lieutenancy_england=   [[Cheshire]]
|region=                  North West England
|constituency_westminster= [[Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Cheshire]]
|post_town= MIDDLEWICH
|postcode_district =       CW10
|postcode_area=            CW 
|dial_code= 01606
|os_grid_reference= SJ704663 
|london_distance=       153&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(264&nbsp;km)&nbsp;[[Boxing the compass|SE]]
}}

'''Middlewich''' is a town and [[civil parish]] in [[Cheshire East]], [[Cheshire]], England. It is located {{convert|19.2|mi|km|1}} east of [[Chester]], {{convert|2.9|mi|km|1}} east of [[Winsford]], {{convert|5.3|mi|km|1}} south-east of [[Northwich]] and {{convert|4.7|mi|km|1}} north-west of [[Sandbach]]. The population of the parish at the [[United Kingdom 2021 census|2021 census]] was 14,421.

Middlewich lies at the confluence of three rivers: the [[River Dane|Dane]], [[River Croco|Croco]] and [[River Wheelock|Wheelock]]. Three canals also pass through the town: the [[Shropshire Union Canal|Shropshire Union]], [[Trent and Mersey Canal|Trent & Mersey]] and the [[Wardle Canal]]. The town has three major roads: the [[A533 road|A533]], [[A54 road|A54]] and [[A530 road|A530]]; there are also good motorway links to the nearby cities of [[Manchester]] and [[Liverpool]]. The town's population has doubled since 1970, despite a reduction in the number of manufacturing jobs in salt and textile manufacturing.

Since 1990, there have been initiatives to increase the volume of tourism into the town, through events such as the annual [[Middlewich folk and boat festival|folk and boat festival]], the Roman and Norman festivals, and regular farmers' markets.

In 2014, it was rated one of the most attractive [[postcode]] areas to live in England.<ref>{{cite news|title=UK's 'most desirable' postcodes revealed|date=24 August 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28918709|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>