Fernwood, Nottinghamshire

Fernwood is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish, which then included Balderton, had a population of 10,298 in 2001.^[1] It is a suburb of Newark-on-Trent. The population of the civil parish was given as 2,190 in the 2011 census,^[2] Balderton by that time was a separate civil parish. Fernwood itself increased to 3,054 at the 2021 census.^[3]

1930s Art deco former hospital chimney nicknamed 'the water tower'

Fernwood
Village and civil parish
Fernwood Village Hall
Parish map
Fernwood Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	3.16 sq mi (8.2 km2)
Population	3,054 (2021)
• Density	966/sq mi (373/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 826505
• London	110 mi (180 km) SSE
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newark
Postcode district	NG24
Dialling code	01636
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark
Website	www.fernwood-pc.co.uk
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53.04°N 0.77°W / 53.04; -0.77

Modern Fernwood expansion has taken place on the site of the old Balderton Hospital which closed in 1993, with street names based on names of former hospital wards and employees.^[4][5][6]

Following years of planning, preparatory work was started in 2023 to create an extension and bypass-link from the A1 road near Fernwood, via Middlebeck to the A46 at Farndon.^[7][8]

References

1. 2001 Census
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
3. UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Fernwood parish (E04007959)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
4. Developers could turn this iconic Nottinghamshire art deco tower into flats Nottingham Post, 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2023
5. Owner of imposing art-deco Fernwood Water Tower, near Newark, to be billed for cost of securing the site Newark Advertiser, 2 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023
6. Street names in Fernwood Fernwood Parish Council. Retrieved 26 December 2023
7. Final hurdle for Newark southern link road project, Newark and Sherwood District Council hears Newark Advertiser, 10 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023
8. Southern Link Road middlebecknewark.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023

External links

• Fernwood Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 at Newark and Sherwood District Council

53.04°N 0.77°W / 53.04; -0.77