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| Newark and Sherwood District | |
 Shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Nottinghamshire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 64th 651.32 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Newark |
| ONS code: | 37UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2007 est.): Density: |
Ranked 188th 112,600 173 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.5% White |
| Politics | |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| 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:
- Averham
- Balderton, Bathley, Bilsthorpe, Blidworth, Boughton
- Carlton-on-Trent, Caunton, Clipstone, Collingham, Cromwell
- Eakring, Edingley, Edwinstowe, Egmanton
- Farndon, Farnsfield, Fiskerton
- Gunthorpe
- Halam, Halloughton, Hawton, Hockerton
- Kelham, Kirklington, Kirton, Kneesall
- Laxton, Lowdham
- Maplebeck, Morton, Muskham
- Norwell
- Ossington, Oxton
- Perlethorpe
- Rainworth, Rolleston
- 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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