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Elston Court
Elston is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, to the south-west of Newark-on-Trent, Newark, and a mile from the A46 Fosse Way. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 631. It lies between the rivers River Trent, Trent and River Devon, Nottinghamshire, Devon, with the village "set amongst trees and farmland less than a mile from the A46 road, A46.... Newark is five miles to the north, with... Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln and Nottingham some 18 miles north and south-west respectively."Elston Parish Council Darwins According to Cornelius Brown's 1896 ''History of Nottinghamshire'', the village lies"very snugly and prettily ensconced in the midst of a pleasing landscape o ... |
Newark And Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal borough of Newark with Newark Rural District and Southwell Rural District. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, the ancient Sherwood Forest and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton. The council is based at Castle House, adjacent to Newark Castle Railway station, having previously used Kelham Hall in the nearby village of Kelham as its headquarters. Settlements Newark-on-Trent, together with Balderton, forms the largest urban area in the district. Newark-on-Trent has many important historic features including Newark Castle, St Mary's Magdalene Church, Georgian architecture and a defensive earthwork from the British Civil Wars. Other important towns in the district include Ollerton and Southwell which is home to Southwell Minster and Southwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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