A01=Bob Field
A01=Lyn Blewitt
Author_Bob Field
Author_Lyn Blewitt
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Category=WQH
Droitwich
droitwich salt
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local history
natural springs
Phillimore
royal charter
salt making
salt production
spa town
Worcestershire
Product details
- ISBN 9780850339024
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 185 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 16 Sep 1994
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Droitwich with its natural springs has made it the home of salt making since the Bronze Age. The Romans, Saxons and Normans controlled the industry and the wealth it generated, but in the 13th century the town’s burgesses were granted a monopoly by royal charter. For nearly 500 years Droitwich had a stable and prosperous existence as an industrial and market centre. After the ending of the monopoly, salt production increased until the 19th century but as the industry declined the spa town was developed, which flourished into the middle of the 20th century.
