Editing North East England (section)

===Salt making===
Salt-making in and around [[Greatham, County Durham|Greatham]] (between Hartlepool and Billingham) had been important in Roman and medieval times,<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris|last=Tolan-Smith |title=North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment (NERCZA) |website=English Heritage |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/nercza-final-report/nerczafinalreportsmall.pdf|date=December 2008|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211064850/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/nercza-final-report/nerczafinalreportsmall.pdf|archive-date=11 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=William|last=Page|title=History of County Durham Volume 3|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42628|year=1928|pages=242–247|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209030631/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42628|archive-date=9 February 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and salt was also produced on Wearside from the 1580s, but by the 16th century the industry had been eclipsed by South Shields on the Tyne.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Victorian County Archive|title=Sunderland Economy and Society 1600–1719|date=23 November 2008 |url=http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/sites/default/files/work-in-progress/economy_and_society_1600.pdf|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214122636/http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/sites/default/files/work-in-progress/economy_and_society_1600.pdf|archive-date=14 December 2014}}</ref> In 1894 the industry returned to Greatham with the establishment of the Greatham Salt and Brine Company by George Weddell. The works was later purchased by the famous salt-making company [[Cerebos]] in 1903. By the mid-20th century, Cerebos was owned by the food conglomerate [[Rank Hovis McDougall]], and the factory closed in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=This is Hartlepool|title=Cerebos Salt Works|url=http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/history/cerebos-salt-works.asp|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904020224/http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/history/cerebos-salt-works.asp|archive-date=4 September 2013}}</ref>