Bridge, Newark-on-Trent
Bridge is the name given to the ward 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.
Newark Flat Crossing
Geography
The ward covers the north and northeastern areas of the town and is notable for being the site of both the Brownhills Roundabout on the A46 road and the Newark Flat Crossing between the East Coast Main Line and Nottingham-Lincoln Line.
Amenities
Bridge is mostly residential and industrial. It does have some retail centres including Newark Town Centre, a McDonald's on Lincoln Road and Newark Northgate Retail Park also off Northgate, Trent Lane and Lincoln Road Bridge.
Demographics
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 | |||||||||||||
| 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
- ^ "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.
