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  1. Newark-on-Trent ( / ˌnjuːərk -/) [1] or Newark [2] is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. [3] It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. [4] The A1 road bypasses the town on the line of the ancient Great North Road.

  2. Newark-on-Trent or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road bypasses the town on the line of the ancient Great North Road. The town's origins are likely to be Roman, as it lies on a major Roman road, the Fosse Way. It grew up round Newark Castle, St ...

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  4. May 1, 2024 · Newark-on-Trent, town, Newark and Sherwood district, administrative and historic county of Nottinghamshire, east-central England. It lies along the River Trent at the crossing of the Roman Fosse Way road with the modern Great North Road (A1). The earliest known occupation of the site was in Anglo-Saxon times. In 1055 the town was granted to the ...

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  5. 53°4′30″N 0°48′36″W. Map of Newark-on-Trent. The town is best explored on foot. The countryside around is flat and cyclable, but the roads are busy. Take Bus 28 / 29 for the Timekeeping Museum, Workhouse and Southwell. You can either ask for “SUH-thell” or “South-well”, both pronunciations are used locally.

  6. Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire. Coordinates: 53.076298°N 0.813549°W. Newark Castle in 2013, overlooking the River Trent. Newark Castle and Bridge circa 1812, before it was restored by Anthony Salvin. Newark Castle, in Newark-on-Trent in the English county of Nottinghamshire, was founded in the mid 12th century by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln.

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