Newark is a market town with a population of about 25,000 in the English county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands.
Its full name is Newark on Trent, although it is normally short and to Newark.
The town is located on the shores of the River Trent and the River Devon also runs through the town.
The town originally expanded around the Newark Castle, which now lies in ruins.
It has a large market place which has an abundance of historic buildings.
The castle was built by Bishop Alexander of Lincoln in the year 1123.
The town then went on to become the local centre in the cotton wool trade and a major local market quickly came to be established.
Newark played an important part in the English Civil War.
It was one of the basis for the royalists and it was attacked in 1643 at the attack failed but returned the next year.
The final siege in Newark took place in the end of 1645 but by this time the defence of the town were particularly powerful.
Two very significant fortresses were constructed in the area to hold back any invaders.
Although there was a great deal of industry and the town of Newark during most of modern times, the town now is fairly quiet with the only major factory in the area being that of British Sugar.
A great deal of other places of closed since the 1950s.
The town is a popular place to live for commuters to the city of Nottingham which is about 20 miles away.
London is only an hour and twenty minutes away by train and commuters even commute there too.
Newark actually has a couple of railway stations, one on the East Coast Main Line and another on the Leicester to Lincoln line.