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Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent
or
Newark
is a
market town
in
Nottinghamshire
in the
East Midlands
of
England
. It stands on the
River Trent
, the
A1
(on the route of the ancient
Great North Road
), and the
East Coast Main Line
railway. 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. In the
English 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
.
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