Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to
Newark) is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It is located on the River Trent, with the River Devon also running through the town. Situated at the intersection of the Great North Road and the Fosse Way, Newark originally grew around Newark Castle - now ruined - and a large market place - now lined with historic buildings. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 25,376, but Newark forms a continuous built-up area with the neighbouring parish of Balderton to the south. In the reign of Edward the Confessor it belonged to Godiva and her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia, who granted it to the monastery of Stow in 1055, who retained its incomes even after the Norman Conquest as came under the control of the Norman Bishop Remigius de Fécamp.
Source :
www.wikipedia.org.uk
Local Attractions :
Rufford Abbey & Country Park :
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ruffordcp.htm
Newark Castle :
http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/121/newarkcastle.htm
Newark Air Museum :
www.newarkairmuseum.org
Other Popular Attractions in Nottinghamshire