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Newark-on-Trent history
Early history
Newark is first attested in the Cartulary of Eynsham Abbey in Oxfordshire. The name means ‘New work’, with the apparent meaning of “New fort” The origins of Newark are possibly Roman, from its position on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way.
Medieval to Stuart period
Newark Castle was originally a fortified manor house founded by the Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Elder. In 1073, Remigius de Fécamp, Bishop of Lincoln, put up an earthwork motte-and-bailey fortress on the site. The town became a local centre for the wool and cloth trade – by the time of Henry II a major market was held there. Wednesday and Saturday markets in the town were founded in the period 1156–1329.
The Civil War
In the English Civil War, Newark was a Royalist stronghold. It was attacked in February 1643 by two troops of horsemen, but beat them back. The town fielded at times as many as 600 soldiers, and raided Nottingham, Grantham, Northampton, Gainsborough and other places.
Georgian era and early 19th century
About 1770 the Great North Road around Newark (now the A616) was raised on a long series of arches to ensure it remained clear of the regular floods. A noted 18th-century advocate of reform in Newark was the printer and newspaper owner Daniel Holt (1766–1799)
19th–21st centuries
Many buildings and much industry appeared in the Victorian era. The Ossington Coffee Palace was built by Lady Charlotte Ossington, daughter of the 4th Duke of Portland. The Sherwood Avenue Drill Hall opened in 1914, as the First World War began. In the Second World War there were several RAF stations within a few miles of Newark, many holding squadrons of the Polish Air Force.
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