Eakring | |
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Village and civil parish | |
Eakring – Savile Arms | |
Parish map | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Area | 4 sq mi (10 km2) |
Population | 440 (2021) |
• Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK 673623 |
• London | 120 mi (190 km) SSE |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWARK |
Postcode district | NG22 |
Dialling code | 01623 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www |
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419,[1] and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census.[2] 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".[3]