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. 2001 Census It is a suburb of Newark-on-Trent.The population of the civil parish was given as 2,190 in the 2011 census, Balderton by that time was a separate civil parish. Fernwood itself increased to 3,054 at the 2021 census.
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.Developers could turn this iconic Nottinghamshire art deco tower into flats Nottingham Post, 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2023Owner 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 2023Street names in Fernwood Fernwood Parish Council. Retrieved 26 December 2023
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.Final hurdle for Newark southern link road project, Newark and Sherwood District Council hears Newark Advertiser, 10 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023Southern Link Road middlebecknewark.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023
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External links
Fernwood Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 at Newark and Sherwood District Council