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History
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Droitwich Spa has a long history dating back to prehistoric times. It is situated on what is now known as the Worcestershire Plain in the Salwarpe River valley. It is based on Triassic marls and sandstone stratified with beds of rock salt from which emanate springs of brine. The brine is the strongest natural salt water known and contains 30% of natural salts. This is ten times more concentrated than normal seawater. This natural resource has made Droitwich one of the main sources of salt production throughout history since the Iron Age and probably before. |
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River
Salwarpe still flowing through Droitwich Spa today
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| There is evidence of a settled community from the late Iron Age (200 – 100 BC), producing and distributing salt over a large area, to the Roman occupation when the town was known as “Salinae” meaning “Salt Works”. |
