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Area of Special Archaeological Potential

Publisher
Cheshire East Council
Updated
27 February 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
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Summary

The town of Nantwich in Cheshire contains archaeological deposits of national importance. Much of this material is preserved beneath or within a deep, sometimes organic, waterlogged deposit which, in places, is more than three metres deep. The quality of these waterlogged remains is exceptional and is comparable to the archaeological deposits at Carlisle, York and London. The Area of Special Archaeological Potential identifies the zones within the town where well-preserved, waterlogged archaeological deposits are known to survive. The Management Strategy for the Nantwich waterlogged deposits available via the Cheshire Archaeology web site: http://www.cheshirearchaeology.org.uk/?page_id=181.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
27 February 2026
Harvest GUID
1701_CE
Extent (Latitude)
53.6108401590° to 52.7549965310°
Extent (Longitude)
-3.2148742648° to -1.8690490695°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (publication)
2018-03-01
Frequency of update
as needed
Access constraints
Ordnance Survey Derived Data.
Responsible party
Cheshire East Council (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng