Newark and Sherwood

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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 () - Density	Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km²
Ethnicity:	98.5% White
Politics
Newark and Sherwood District Council http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
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:

Carlton-on-Trent, Caunton, Clipstone, Cromwell

Eakring, Edingley, Edwinstowe, Egmanton

Farndon, Farnsfield, Fiskerton

Halam, Halloughton, Hawton, Hockerton

Kelham, Kirklington, Kirton, Kneesall

Laxton, Lowdham

Maplebeck, Morton, Muskham

Ossington, Oxton

Perlethorpe

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.

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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

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