Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. 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.

District of Newark and Sherwood
District
Newark-on-Trent, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the district
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Nottinghamshire
Admin. HQ	Newark-on-Trent[1]
Government
• Type	Newark and Sherwood District Council
• Leadership:	Leader and committee system
• Executive:	Conservative
• MPs:	Robert Jenrick, Mark Spencer
Area
• Total	251.5 sq mi (651.3 km2)
• Rank	61st
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	122,421
• Rank	Ranked 190th
• Density	490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	37UG (ONS) E07000175 (GSS)
Ethnicity	98.5% White
Website	www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, the ancient Sherwood Forest and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton. The council is based at Castle House, adjacent to Newark Castle Railway station, having previously used Kelham Hall in the nearby village of Kelham as its headquarters.[2][3]

Settlements

Newark-on-Trent, together with Balderton, forms the largest urban area in the district. Newark-on-Trent has many important historic features including Newark Castle, St Mary's Magdalene Church, Georgian architecture and a defensive earthwork from the British Civil Wars. Other important towns in the district include Ollerton and Southwell which is home to Southwell Minster and Southwell Racecourse. The village of Edwinstowe is claimed to be the birthplace of Robin Hood where he was born and was married at Church of St Mary. The south-eastern settlements are home to people who commute to Nottingham, Mansfield, Derby and Leicester. The north-eastern settlements are home to people who commute to Lincoln, Sleaford and Grantham. The north-western settlements are home to people who commute to Worksop, Retford, Gainsborough, Scunthorpe, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster.

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

Thurgarton

Upton

Walesby, Wellow, Weston, Winkburn

Politics

Council

The district council has been controlled by the Conservatives since 2007, with David Lloyd being leader of the council since 2018. The last election in 2019 Newark and Sherwood District Council election saw the Conservatives win 27 of the 39 seats on the council, Labour 7 seats, independents 3 seats, and Liberal Democrats 2 seats.[4] The next elections are due in 2023.

Parliamentary constituencies

The district is divided into two parliamentary constituencies: Newark, created in 1885, which has been represented by Robert Jenrick, a Conservative, since 2014;[5] and has been held by the Conservative Party since 2001;[6] and Sherwood, created in 1983, represented by Mark Spencer, also a Conservative, since 2010.[7]

References

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