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|text='''Newark-on-Trent''' is a market town in [[Nottinghamshire]]. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 (on the route of the old Great North Road), and the East Coast Main Line railway. It has town walls, a large though ruined castle, and a large Georgian market place. | |text='''Newark-on-Trent''' is a market town in [[Nottinghamshire]]. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 (on the route of the old Great North Road), and the East Coast Main Line railway. It has town walls, a large though ruined castle, and a large Georgian market place. | ||
The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way. The town grew around Newark Castle, now ruined, and a large marketplace, now lined with historic buildings. It was a local centre for the wool and cloth trade. During the Civil War it was besieged by Parliamentary forces, and had to be relieved by Prince Rupert in a battle known as the Relief of Newark.}}<noinclude> | The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way. The town grew around Newark Castle, now ruined, and a large marketplace, now lined with historic buildings. It was a local centre for the wool and cloth trade. During the Civil War it was besieged by Parliamentary forces, and had to be relieved by Prince Rupert in a battle known as the Relief of Newark.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}} | ||
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Newark-on-TrentNewark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 (on the route of the old Great North Road), and the East Coast Main Line railway. It has town walls, a large though ruined castle, and a large Georgian market place. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way. The town grew around Newark Castle, now ruined, and a large marketplace, now lined with historic buildings. It was a local centre for the wool and cloth trade. During the Civil War it was besieged by Parliamentary forces, and had to be relieved by Prince Rupert in a battle known as the Relief of Newark. (Read more) |