Municipal Borough of Newark

For the town, see Newark-on-Trent.
Newark

Municipal Borough of Newark shown within Nottinghamshire in 1970.
Area
  1911 1,931 acres (7.81 km2)
  1961 3,364 acres (13.61 km2)
Population
  1911 16,408
  1961 24,651
History
  Created 1835
  Abolished 1974
  Succeeded by Newark and Sherwood
Status Municipal Borough
Government

Newark Borough Council

  HQ Newark

Newark was a Municipal Borough in Nottinghamshire, England from 1835 to 1974.[1][2] It was created under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.

The borough was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with Newark Rural District and Southwell Rural District to form the new Newark and Sherwood district.

References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newark MB. Retrieved on 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991

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