Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood District

District

Coat of Arms

Shown within Nottinghamshire

Sovereign state

United Kingdom

Constituent country

England

Region

East Midlands

Administrative county

Nottinghamshire

Admin. HQ

Kelham

Government

• Type

Newark and Sherwood District Council

• Leadership:

Leader & Cabinet

• Executive:

Liberal Democrat (council NOC)

• MPs:

Robert Jenrick,
Mark Spencer

Area

• Total

16.14 sq mi (41.81 km²)

Area rank

285th

Population (mid-2014 est.)

• Total

63,176

• Rank

Ranked 309th

• Density

3,900/sq mi (1,500/km²)

Time zone

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)

• Summer (DST)

British Summer Time (UTC+1)

ONS code

37UG (ONS)
E07000175 (GSS)

Ethnicity

98.5% White

Website

newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

Newark and Sherwood is a earthwork from the British Civil Wars. Other settlements in the district include:

Averham

Balderton, Bathley, Bilsthorpe, Blidworth, Boughton, Brough

Carlton-on-Trent, Caunton, Clipstone, Collingham, Cromwell

Eakring, Edingley, Edwinstowe, Egmanton

Farndon, Farnsfield, Fernwood, Fiskerton

Gunthorpe

Halam, Halloughton, Hawton, Hockerton

Kelham, Kirklington, Kirton, Kneesall

Laxton, Little Carlton, Lowdham

Maplebeck, Morton

North Muskham, Norwell

Ossington, Oxton

Perlethorpe

Rainworth, Rolleston

South Muskham, Sutton-on-Trent

Upton

Walesby, Wellow, Weston, Winkburn

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal borough of Newark with Newark Rural District and Southwell Rural District. It was originally known just as Newark: the name was changed by the council effective 1 April 1995.

External links

Newark and Sherwood District Council

Districts of the East Midlands

Derbyshire	Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derby Derbyshire Dales Erewash High Peak North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire

Leicestershire	Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Leicester Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston

Lincolnshire	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Nottinghamshire	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Nottingham Rushcliffe

Northamptonshire	Corby Daventry East Northamptonshire Kettering Northampton South Northamptonshire Wellingborough

Rutland	Rutland

Nottinghamshire

Unitary authorities	Nottingham

Boroughs or districts	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Rushcliffe

Major settlements	Arnold Beeston Bingham Bulwell Carlton Cotgrave Eastwood Harworth Hucknall Kimberley Kirkby-in-Ashfield Mansfield Newark Nottingham Ollerton Rainworth Retford Southwell Stapleford Sutton-in-Ashfield West Bridgford Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire

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