Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood District | |
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District | |
 Shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Nottinghamshire |
| Admin. HQ | Newark |
| Government | |
| • Type | Newark and Sherwood District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | |
| • MPs: | Patrick Mercer, Mark Spencer |
| • Rank | [[List of English districts by area|]] |
| • Rank | Ranked |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 37UG |
| 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.
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