Cromwell, Nottinghamshire

Cromwell
Village and civil parish
St. Giles' Church
Parish map
Cromwell Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	2.21 sq mi (5.7 km2)
Population	271 (2021)
• Density	123/sq mi (47/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 798614
• London	115 mi (185 km) SSE
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWARK
Postcode district	NG23
Dialling code	01636
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°08′N 0°49′W / 53.14°N 0.81°W / 53.14; -0.81

Cromwell is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Newark. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 188,^[1] increasing to 232 at the 2011 census,^[2] and 271 at the 2021 census.^[3]

St. Giles' Church, Cromwell is 13th century, with a tower built c. 1427.

The Old Rectory was built c. 1680 as a dower house for the Earl of Clare, and in use as a rectory before 1714. Between the village and the River Trent lies an extensive area of Roman fields with associated villa. Parts of a timber and stone bridge have also been recorded close by.^[4]

Cromwell is one of the four Thankful Villages in Nottinghamshire – those rare places that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

Just to the east of the village is Cromwell Lock, the point where the non-tidal River Trent ends and the so-called Tideway starts. From Cromwell Lock, commercial traffic and pleasure craft may navigate north towards Torksey, Gainsborough and ultimately the Trent Falls, where the River Trent meets the Yorkshire Ouse and becomes the Humber. Navigators on the Trent must wait till the tide is ebbing or flooding in their favour to ensure a safe and efficient passage.