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Bridge is the name given to the 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 .
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 ...
The first recorded cricket match was held on an area of ground behind the Trent Bridge Inn in 1838. [2] Trent Bridge hosted its first Test match in 1899, with England playing against Australia. The ground was first opened in 1841 by William Clarke, husband of the proprietress of the Trent Bridge Inn [2] and himself captain of William Clarke's ...
The Nottingham Corporation appointed a committee to rebuild the bridge. [3] The work, carried out in 1684, installed stone arches. [5] The number of spans in the river was reduced to 15, over a distance of around 538 feet (164 m); when taken with an adjacent roadway support structure and two flood-relief arches the overall length was 205 metres (673 ft), somewhat shorter than the structure it ...
The same two sides played in the first One Day International to be held in England at Old Trafford during Australia's 1972 tour. In 2005, the Rose Bowl hosted the first Twenty20 International to be played in England during Australia's 2005 tour.
Starting at Essex Bridge it includes ferries; road, rail, foot and pipe bridges found along the river to Trent Falls. Fords are only indicated where they predate a known crossing point. In Downstream (2008), author Tom Fort notes that over eighty historic crossings have been identified, most of which were fords or ferries. [ 1 ]
The Office for National Statistics also identifies a wider "Newark-on-Trent built up area" with a 2011 census population of 43,363 [29] and a "Newark-on-Trent built up area subdivision" with a population of 37,084. [30] In the 2011 census, 77 per cent of adults in the town are employed, according to the latest ONS data. [26]
Trent Bridge is an iron and stone road bridge across the River Trent in Nottingham, England. It is the principal river crossing for entrance to the city from the south, although the upstream Clifton Bridge is both larger and busier.