Newark was a wapentake (equivalent to a hundred) of the historic county

Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...

 of Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was in the east of the county with the River Trent

River Trent

The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...

 forming most of the western boundary. It consisted of the parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

es of Alverton

Alverton

Alverton is a hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, part of the Newark and Sherwood district. It is combined with its neighbouring parish of Kilvington, to form an area for a parish meeting. Alverton has its own , the council website has more information for Alverton...

, Balderton

Balderton

Balderton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish, which then included Fernwood had a population of 10,298 as of 2001....

, Barnby in the Willows

Barnby in the Willows

Barnby in the Willows is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, just east of Newark-on-Trent. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 244...

, Besthorpe

Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire

Besthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 190...

, Broadholme

Broadholme

Broadholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 88.Prior to 1989 the parish was in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire.-External links:...

, Coddington

Coddington, Nottinghamshire

Coddington is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 3 miles east of Newark on Trent. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 972.-Windmill:...

, Cotham

Cotham, Nottinghamshire

Cotham is a small village on the east bank of the River Devon, south of Newark. It contains 98 inhabitants, and of land valued at £1,700, all belonging to the Duke of Portland, who is the impropriator and patron of St. Michael's Church, Cotham. The church was partly rebuilt, a porch being added,...

, East Stoke

East Stoke, Nottinghamshire

East Stoke is a small village in Nottinghamshire nestled between the A46 Fosse Way trunk road and the River Trent. It lies about 6 miles southwest of Newark...

, Elston

Elston

Elston is a small village in Nottinghamshire to the southwest of Newark, and a mile from the A46 Fosse Way. The parish of Elston lies between the rivers Trent and Devon, with "the village itself set amongst trees and farmland less than a mile from the A46...

, Farndon

Farndon, Nottinghamshire

Farndon is a small village on the Fosse Way or A46 Roman road, 2.5 miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent, on the banks of the River Trent. The name Farndon means "Fern Hill". It is thought to be the site of the Roman fort Ad Pontem or "the place by the bridges." The parish church of St...

, Flawborough, Flawford, Girton

Girton, Nottinghamshire

Girton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 143. It is located 17 miles west of Lincoln.The parish church of St Cecilia is a small aisleless church almost totally rebuilt in 1879...

, Harby

Harby, Nottinghamshire

Harby is a village in the English county of Nottinghamshire, the farthest eastern village within the county boundaries. The nearest large town is Lincoln over the border in Lincolnshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 289. The parish church of All Saints was built in 1875-76 in...

, Hawton

Hawton

Hawton is an English civil parish of some 70 inhabitants. It is situated to the south of Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, near the River Devon....

, Kilvington, Langford

Langford, Nottinghamshire

Langford is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 100. This is less than in previous centuries - in 1801 it was 124 and in 1901, 145.. At that time the village had its own school with two teachers. It is located 4 miles...

, Newark upon Trent

Newark-on-Trent

Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , 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...

, North Clifton, North Collingham, Shelton

Shelton, Nottinghamshire

Shelton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 107. It is located south of Newark on Trent, on the north side of the River Devon....

, Sibthorpe

Sibthorpe

Sibthorpe is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is part of Sibthorpe civil parish.The village and parish:"lies on the Cardike, south-south-west of Newark, and was once a place of considerable importance, having a college founded by Geffrey de Scroop, in the reign of Edward II...

, South Clifton, South Collingham, South Scarle, Spalford, Staunton, Syerston

Syerston

Syerston is a small Nottinghamshire parish about six miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent, which is bisected by the A46 trunk road. It contains 181 inhabitants in seventy-five dwellings which are almost all in a settlement to the east of the road....

, Thorney, Thorpe

Thorpe, Nottinghamshire

Thorpe is a Nottinghamshire village or hamlet lying to the east of East Stoke about a mile off the A46 Fosse Way, and situated in the countryside southwest of Newark.-Historical:...

, Wigsley

Wigsley

Wigsley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 10 miles west of Lincoln. To the south-west of the village are the remains of R.A.F. Wigsley airfield. Wigsley is one of the Thankful Villages - those rare places that were spared fatalities in the Great War of 1914...

 and Winthorpe.

Contained within the boundaries of the wapentake is the eastern part of the current Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton....

 district. However, Broadhome has been part of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

since 1989.