Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood District
—  District  —
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Nottinghamshire
Founded
Admin. HQ	Newark
Government
– Type	Newark and Sherwood District Council
– Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
– Executive:	Conservative (council NOC)
– MPs:	Patrick Mercer, Mark Spencer
Area
– Total	251.5 sq mi (651.3 km2)
Area rank	61st
Population (2010 est.)
– Total	113,600
– Rank	Ranked 190th
– Density	451.7/sq mi (174.4/km2)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
– Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode
ISO 3166-2
ONS code	37UG
OS grid reference
NUTS 3
Ethnicity	98.5% White
Website	newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton. 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

Coordinates: 53°06′N 0°57′W / 53.10°N 0.95°W / 53.10; -0.95