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Newark-on-Trent (/ ˌ nj uː ər k-/) [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 ]
Bridge is a ward [2] and suburb of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark & Sherwood district in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of the seven wards on Newark Town Council . Geography
The Ordnance Survey began producing six inch to the mile (1:10,560) maps of Great Britain in the 1840s, modelled on its first large-scale maps of Ireland from the mid-1830s. This was partly in response to the Tithe Commutation Act 1836 which led to calls for a large-scale survey of England and Wales.
An abandoned channel at Repton is described on an old map as 'Old Trent Water', records show that this was once the main navigable route, with the river having switched to a more northerly course in the 18th century. [17] Farther downstream at Hemington, archaeologists have found the remains of a medieval bridge across another abandoned channel.
Surviving arches of the old Trent Bridge. The River Trent valley in Nottinghamshire, England, suffered from a major flood in 1683. The floods followed a lengthy cold period and were formed from melting snow and broken river ice. The ice floes swept away much of Hethbeth or Trent Bridge at Nottingham and the Town Bridge at Newark-on-Trent.
Norwell, Newark Old Trent Bridge: Old Trent Bridge Bridge Rushcliffe, Nottingham Replaced by the current Trent Bridge in 1871. Oldox camp Settlement Oxton Hill-fort that is roughly triangular and encloses 1.5 acres. Roman coins in a pot and a Saxon burial have been found here. [12] Papplewick Pumping Station: Papplewick Pumping Station ...
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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. Originally a timber castle, it was rebuilt in stone towards the end of ...