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It is a historic market town, with a castle. King John of England died there. During the English Civil War, Newark survived a siege by Cromwell's forces. The town was ordered to surrender by Charles I after its capture, and the defending forces left with their heads held high.
The church of St Mary Magdalene, one of the largest and finest parish churches of England, is specially notable for the beauty of the tower and of the octagonal spire (223 ft. high) by which it is surmounted. The central piers of the old church, dating from the 11th or 12th century, remain, and the lower part of the tower is a fine example of Early English when at its best. The upper parts of the tower and spire are Decorated, completed about 1350; the nave dates from between 1384 and 1393, and the chancel from 1489. The sanctuary is bounded on the south and north by two chantry chapels, the former of which has on one of its panels a remarkable painting from the Dance of Death. There are a few old monuments, and an exceedingly fine brass of the 14th century.
Situated at the intersection of the Great North Road and the Fosse Way, Newark originally grew around Newark Castle, now ruined, and a large marketplace, now lined with historic buildings. The former London and North Eastern Railway East Coast Main LineThe East Coast Main Line ECML is a major railway line in the United Kingdom which links London to Edinburgh, via Peterborough, Grantham, Doncaster, York, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed. The line's southern terminus is at Kings Cross station in runs through the town, but the A1This page is about the A1 road in Britain. For other A1 roads, see the disambiguation page at A1. The A1 is the longest numbered British road. Joining London, the capital of England, to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, it is also known as the Great Nor and A46The A46 is a trunk road in England. It starts at Cleethorpes, then heads west into Grimsby. It turns south at Caistor, bypasses Market Rasen, then heads toward Lincoln. After bypassing Lincoln, it starts following the route of the old Fosse Way, bar bypas roads now bypass it.
Newark (Newerca, Nouwerk) owed its origin, possibly in Roman times, to its position on the great road called the Fosse Way, in the valley of the Trent. In a document which purports to be a charter of 664 Newark is mentioned as having been granted to the abbey of Peterborough by Wulfhere. In the reign of Edward the ConfessorSt Edward the Confessor Rank 21st Ruled June 8, 1042- January 4/ 5, 1066 Predecessor Harthacanute Date of Birth 1004 Place of Birth Islip, Oxfordshire, England Wife Edith of Wessex Buried Westminster Abbey Date of Death January 4/ 5, 1066 Parents Ethelred it belonged to GodivaThis article refers to Lady Godiva. Godiva can also refer to a Belgian chocolate-maker, and to the Godiva programming language. Godiva (sometimes Godgifu was a Saxon lady, who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England, in, who granted it to the monastery of Stow, and it remained in the hands of the bishops of Lincoln until the reign of Edward VI.
The castle was erected by Bishop Alexander in 1123, and the bridge about the same time. Under Stephen a mint was established. There were burgesses in Newark at the time of the Domesday Survey, and in the reign of Edward III. there is evidence that it had long been a borough by prescription. It was incorporated under an alderman and twelve assistants in 1549, and the charter was confirmed and extended by Elizabeth I. Charles I., owing to the increasing commercial prosperity of the town, reincorporated it under a mayor and aldermen, and this charter, except for a temporary surrender under James II, has continued the governing charter of the corporation. Newark returned two representatives to parliament from 1673 until 1889.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
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