Suburb and ward of Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England
Human settlement in England
Castle is a 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.[3]
Geography
The ward covers the western part of the town which covers the surrounding area of Newark Castle and the Cattle Market Roundabout of the A46 road. The area is also served by Newark Castle railway station on the Nottingham-Lincoln Line.[4] It is situated close to Newark Town Centre.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the Castle ward profile population was 3,311. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| : Castle: 2021 Census[5]
|
| Ethnic group
|
Population
|
%
|
| White
|
3,104
|
93.8%
|
| Mixed
|
69
|
2.1%
|
| Asian or Asian British
|
49
|
1.5%
|
| Other Ethnic Group
|
42
|
1.3%
|
| Black or Black British
|
38
|
1.1%
|
| Arab
|
7
|
0.2%
|
| Total
|
3,311
|
100%
|
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Bridge: Religion: 2021 Census
|
| Religious
|
Population
|
%
|
| Christian
|
1,661
|
53.3%
|
| Irreligious
|
1,405
|
45.1%
|
| Muslim
|
19
|
0.6%
|
| Other religion
|
15
|
0.5%
|
| Buddhist
|
12
|
0.4%
|
| Sikh
|
3
|
0.2%
|
| Jewish
|
1
|
0.1%
|
| Total
|
3,311
|
100%
|
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![Castle[1] is located in Nottinghamshire](File:Nottinghamshire_UK_location_map.svg)
![Castle[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small}
