Rock salt and brine was extracted by the Romans and this continued through to the Middle Ages. A salt tax was levied by the king until it was abolished in 1825. A local family named Wintour owned up to 25 salt evaporating pans in the area by the 1600s.
Rock salt and brine was extracted by the Romans and this continued through to the Middle Ages. A salt tax was levied by the king un.til it was abolished in 1825. A local family named Wintour owned up to 25 salt evaporating pans in the area by the 1600s