Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, the ancient Sherwood Forest and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton. Many settlements in the west of the district, such as Ollerton are former coal mining villages. Southwell is a small Georgian town with a Minster. The south-eastern settlements are home to many people who commute into Nottingham for work. Newark-on-Trent, together with Balderton, forms the largest urban concentration. Newark-on-Trent has many important historic features including Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, Georgian architecture and a defensive earthwork from the British Civil Wars. 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.