Bridge, Newark-on-Trent
| Bridge[1] | |
|---|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3655882.jpg) Lincoln Road, Newark | |
![Bridge[1] is located in Nottinghamshire](/wiki/File:Nottinghamshire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Bridge[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Bridge[1] Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 7,342 (2021 Census Ward Profile) |
| • London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newark |
| Postcode district | NG24 |
| Dialling code | 01636 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bridge is the name given to the ward[2] and suburb of Newark-on-Trent in the Newark & Sherwood district in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of the seven wards on Newark Town Council.
Geography
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The ward covers the north and northeastern areas of the town and is notable for being the site of both the Brownhills Roundabout[3] on the A46 road and the Newark Flat Crossing between the East Coast Main Line and Nottingham-Lincoln Line.[4]
Amenities
[edit]Bridge is mostly residential and industrial. It does have some retail centres including Newark Town Centre, a McDonald's on Lincoln Road[5] and Newark Northgate Retail Park also off Northgate, Trent Lane and Lincoln Road Bridge.[6]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the Bridge ward profile population was 7,342. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| : Bridge: 2021 Census[7] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 6,918 | 94.2% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 170 | 2.3% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 125 | 1.7% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 54 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 51 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 26 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Total | 7,342 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Bridge: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 3,660 | 53.1% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,995 | 43.5% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 121 | 1.8% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 39 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 35 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 19 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 15 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 8 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 7,342 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Your Town Councillors". www.newark.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Bridge (Newark and Sherwood) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "A46 Newark Bypass: £500m upgrade critical to region, MP says". BBC News. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Dow, Andrew (30 October 2014). The Railway: British Track Since 1804. Wharncliffe. ISBN 978-1-4738-4107-9. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Visit our NEWARK ON TRENT, LINCOLN ROAD , Location | Mcdonald's". www.mcdonalds.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ DeFalco, Daniel (3 September 2024). "Newark Homebase to close and become Sainsbury's as part of handover deal". nottinghamworld.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Bridge (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
