Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood
Non-metropolitan district
	From left to right:; Top: Sherwood Forest; Middle 1st: Ollerton parish church and Rufford Abbey; Middle 2nd: RAF Syerston at Syerston and Newark on Trent market place with the parish church and spire; Lower: Southwell Minster;
	Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Nottinghamshire
Admin. HQ	Newark-on-Trent
Government
• Type	Newark and Sherwood District Council
• MPs:	Robert Jenrick,; Mark Spencer
Area
• Total	251.5 sq mi (651.3 km2)
• Rank	52nd
Population (2021)
• Total	123,383
• Rank	Ranked 192nd
• Density	490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	37UG (ONS); E07000175 (GSS)
Ethnicity	98.5% White

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.

The neighbouring districts are Rushcliffe, Gedling, Ashfield, Mansfield, Bassetlaw, West Lindsey, North Kesteven and South Kesteven.

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