The Trent is third in the list of longest rivers in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands into the Humber Estuary. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt, which in the past often caused the river to change course.
Bleasby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, located 15 mi northeast of Nottingham. It has a population of 804 for the 2001 census, increasing to 824 at the 2011 census, and 840 at the 2021 census.
Collingham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 2,738, increasing to 3,052 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.
Besthorpe is a small village in north-east Nottinghamshire close to the border with Lincolnshire. It is a civil parish in the Newark & Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 195, increasing to 212 at the 2021 census. The village is on the A1133 between Newark and Gainsborough, and is 1.5 miles north of the larger village of Collingham, north east of Newark on Trent. The village lies 1 mile east of the River Trent and the River Fleet flows south to east parallel with the village & A1133. Besthorpe acquired Conservation Village status in 2006 because it has maintained much of its original layout focused on Low Road and the Green.
Gunthorpe is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Its population of 752 at the 2011 census fell to 740 at the 2021 census. It lies on the left bank of the River Trent. Gunthorpe's on the A6097 is the only road bridge over the river between Newark and Nottingham.
Hawton is an English hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, about two miles (3.2 km) south of town of Newark-on-Trent, near the River Devon, a tributary of the River Trent. Its population was recorded as 147 in the 2011 census. Hawton alone reported 80 residents at the 2021 census.
Langford is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located four miles north-east of Newark-on-Trent and two miles east from the River Trent. Population for the civil parish was 104 at the 2021 census. It lies along the A1133 which comes off of the A46 road.
Cromwell is a village 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.
Holme is a hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 165, Holme alone registered 80 residents at the 2021 census. It is within the district of Newark and Sherwood, on the east of the River Trent, less than half a mile from the riverside and 4 miles north of Newark-on-Trent.
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.
Witham St Hughs is a village in the Parish of Thurlby in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 2,356 at the 2011 census. It is situated less than 0.54 miles (0.9 km) south from the A46 road, geographically 8 miles (13 km) south-west from the city of Lincoln, and 7 miles (11 km) north-east from the town of Newark-on-Trent.
Westborough and Dry Doddington is a civil parish in the north-west of South Kesteven in the county of Lincolnshire. The population of the civil parish was 335 at the 2001 census increasing to 365 at the 2011 census.
The River Brant is a 14 mi-long (23 km) tributary of the River Witham that flows entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England.
The River Till is a river in the county of Lincolnshire in England and is ultimately a tributary of the River Witham. Its upper reaches drain the land east of Gainsborough. The middle section is embanked, as the water level is higher than that of the surrounding land, and pumping stations pump water from low level drainage ditches into the river. Its lower reaches from the hamlet of Odder near Saxilby into the city of Lincoln were canalised, possibly as early as Roman times, as part of the Foss Dyke.
North Clifton is a village and civil parish about 12 miles north of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark and Sherwood district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 216, and this dropped to 176 at the 2021 census. The parish touches Thorney, Fledborough, Newton on Trent, South Clifton and Ragnall.
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.
Staythorpe is a hamlet and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. During the 2021 census, the population was recorded as 93 residents.
The Upper Witham IDB is an English Internal Drainage Board responsible for land drainage and the management of flood risk for an area to the west of the Lincolnshire city of Lincoln, broadly following the valleys of the upper River Witham, the River Till and the course of the Fossdyke Navigation.
Flood marker at nearby Girton showing the height of the 1795 flood and others
Spalford Warren
