a town of Cheshire, 167 miles from London. It stands near the confluence of the Croke and Dan, where are two salt water springs, from which are made great quantities of salt, the brine being laid to be so strong as to produce a full fourth part salt. It is an ancient borough, governed by burgesses; and its parish extends into many adjacent townships. It has a spacious church. By means of inland navigation, it has communication with the rivers Mersey, Dee, Ribble, Ouse, Trent, Darwent, Severn, Humber, Thames, Avon, &c.; which navigation, including its windings, extends above 500 miles, in the counties of Lincoln, Nottingham, York, Lancaster, Westmoreland, Stafford, Warwick, Leicester, Oxford, Worcester, &c. The river Wheeock, after a course of about 12 miles from Mowcop-hill, runs into the Dan a little above this town.