Newark and Sherwood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Newark and Sherwood District | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Nottinghamshire |
|
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Nottinghamshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 64th 651.32 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Newark |
| ONS code: | 37UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 192nd 110,800 170 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.5% White |
| Politics | |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ |
|
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative / Liberal Democrats / Independent |
| MPs: | Patrick Mercer, Paddy Tipping |
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, and three small towns: Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton.
Other settlements in the district include:
- Averham
- Bathley, Bilsthorpe, Blidworth, Boughton
- Carlton-on-Trent, Caunton, Clipstone, Collingham, Cromwell
- Eakring, Edingley, Edwinstowe, Egmanton
- Farndon, Farnsfield, Fiskerton
- Halam, Halloughton, Hawton, Hockerton
- Kelham, Kirklington, Kirton, Kneesall
- Laxton, Lowdham
- Maplebeck, Morton, Muskham
- Norwell
- Ossington, Oxton
- Perlethorpe
- Rainworth, Rolleston
- Sutton-on-Trent
- Upton
- Walesby, Wellow, Weston, Winkburn
The district was formed on April 1, 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 April 1, 1995.
[edit] External link
| Districts of the East Midlands |  |
|
Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Blaby | Bolsover | Boston | Broxtowe | Charnwood | Chesterfield | Corby | Daventry | Derby | Derbyshire Dales | East Lindsey | East Northamptonshire | Erewash | Gedling | Harborough | High Peak | Hinckley and Bosworth | Kettering | Leicester | Lincoln | Mansfield | Melton | Newark and Sherwood | Northampton | North East Derbyshire | North Kesteven | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham | Oadby and Wigston | Rushcliffe | Rutland | South Derbyshire | South Holland | South Kesteven | South Northamptonshire | Wellingborough | West Lindsey |
|
|
Counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire |
Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire  |
||
|---|---|---|
| Unitary authorities: | Nottingham | |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Broxtowe • Gedling • Mansfield • Newark and Sherwood • Rushcliffe | |
| Cities/Towns: | Arnold • Beeston • Blidworth • Carlton • Cotgrave • Eastwood • Hucknall • Kimberley • Kirkby-in-Ashfield • Mansfield • Mansfield Woodhouse • Newark • Nottingham • Rainworth • Retford • Ruddington • Stapleford • Southwell • Sutton-in-Ashfield • West Bridgford • Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire |
|
 This Nottinghamshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
