Museums · East Midlands
Eakring
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419, and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 censu
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419, and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census. There was sizeable oil production there in the mid-20th century. The village's name is of Old Norse origin: eik-hringr, which means "the circle of oak trees".
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Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419, and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census. There was sizeable oil production there in the mid-20th century. The village's name is of Old Norse origin: eik-hringr, which means "the circle of oak trees".
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- Coordinates
- 53.1534, -0.9923
- Official site
- www.eakring.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Eakring (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eakring?
- Eakring is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.1534°, -0.9923°.