Newark and Sherwood is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest district by area in the county. The council is based in Newark-on-Trent, the area's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Southwell and Ollerton along with a large rural area containing many villages. Much of the district lies within the ancient Sherwood Forest and there are also extensive forestry plantations in the area.
Harby is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is close to Doddington, Lincolnshire, and is the easternmost settlement in Nottinghamshire, the boundary separating the two. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 336, up from 289 at the 2001 census. It increased to 346 at the 2021 census.
Barnby in the Willows is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, just east of Newark-on-Trent. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 244, increasing to 272 at the 2011 census, with a reduction to 255 at the 2021 census. Just to the south of the village is the River Witham, which also forms the border with Lincolnshire here.
Bathley is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, north-west of Newark-on-Trent. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 246, this increased marginally to 247 in the 2021 census. Bathley is recorded in the Domesday Book as Badeleie.
Plumtree is a village and civil parish in the borough of Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 221, increasing to 246 at the 2011 census, and 259 at the 2021 census. It is situated 5 miles south east of Nottingham, between the villages of Tollerton and Keyworth. Some of the farming land around the village is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. The parish church of St Mary has a Norman tower on Saxon foundations, which were found when the tower was rebuilt in 1906. The nave is of 13th-century date. The north aisle was rebuilt and extended with stone from Nottingham's medieval Trent Bridge in 1873. Edward Hagarty Parry (1855–1931), an association footballer who captained Old Carthusians F.C. when they won the 1881 FA Cup Final against Old Etonians, is buried in the churchyard.
Egmanton is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, and is located one mile south of Tuxford and one mile north of Laxton. According to the 2001 census it has 254 inhabitants in 101 households in the civil parish, the population taken at the 2011 census went up to 286, and this fell to 271 for the 2021 census. The name derives from the Old English words for Ecgmund's farm/settlement.
Upton is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Southwell, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Newark and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Hockerton; it lies on the A612 Nottingham-Newark road. In 1889, the village was described as sitting on a bend in the main road, "on the summit of a hill which commands a fine view of the Trent Valley.... The church, which is a prominent feature in the landscape, has a substantial Perpendicular tower crowned by eight pinnacles, and having in the centre a lofty master pinnacle which rises above its neighbours, and so adds materially to the effect."
Rolleston is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire by the River Greet, a few miles from Southwell not far from the Trent and about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Newark. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 312, increasing to 342 at the 2021 census. It has a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It lies close to the railway line between Nottingham and Lincoln with a station serving the village and Southwell as well as the nearby Southwell Racecourse.
Caunton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, six miles (9.7 km) north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 483, and this increased to 508 at the 2021 census.
Kneesall is a village and civil parish in the East Midlands of England in the county of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 221, increasing slightly to 227 at the 2021 census. Forming part of the Newark and Sherwood district, Kneesall is situated on the A616 road between Newark-on-Trent and Ollerton. The village is three miles from neighbouring Eakring and four miles from Laxton.
Coddington is an English village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Newark-on-Trent. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 972, which increased to 1,684 at the 2011 Census and to 1,538 at the 2021 census.
Halloughton is a hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, 9 miles west of Newark-on-Trent. It lies in the district of Newark and Sherwood. Most of the property there was owned by the Church Commissioners until 1952. The resident population of the parish was 65 at the 2021 census.
Cromwell is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Newark. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 188, increasing to 232 at the 2011 census, and 271 at the 2021 census.
Weston is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 10 miles south of Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 312, increasing to 393 at the 2011 census, Weston alone reported 333 residents at the 2021 census. The parish church of All Saints is 13th century. At the south-east end of the village are three 16th century tenements built with cruck trusses.
Caythorpe is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) north-east from Nottingham, close to the River Trent. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 259, increasing to 271 at the time of the 2011 census,. and dropping to 257 at the 2021 census.
Fernwood is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish, which then included Balderton, had a population of 10,298 in 2001. It is a suburb of Newark-on-Trent. The population of the civil parish was given as 2,190 in the 2011 census, Balderton by that time was a separate civil parish. Fernwood itself increased to 3,054 at the 2021 census.
Thorney is a village and civil parish about 10 miles (16 km) north of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The settlement is close to the eastern edge of the county. In the census of 2011, the parish had a population of 248, falling to 228 at the 2021 census. A small portion of Drinsey Nook mainly in Lincolnshire falls into the parish to the north, Thorney Moor is a hamlet to the south of the parish area. The parish borders other nearby parishes including Wigsley, Kettlethorpe, Newton on Trent, Saxilby with Ingleby, Harby, North Clifton, South Clifton and Hardwick.
South Clifton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is 11 miles north of Newark-on-Trent. With the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 326, this fell to 308 at the 2021 census. The parish touches Thorney, Girton, Fledborough, Wigsley, Marnham, Normanton on Trent, Spalford and North Clifton.
Staunton is a small village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. It takes its name from the Vale of Belvoir and shares it with the local Staunton family, which has resided in the area since the Norman Conquest and possibly before, making them one of the few English families still resident on their estate.
Kersall is a hamlet and civil parish within the Newark and Sherwood district of central Nottinghamshire, England.
