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Description & Travel information for Farndon and places above it in the hierarchy

Farndon

Farndon is a village and a parish only 3 miles south of Newark on the River Trent. The parish covers 1,750 acres.

Farndon has developed a large marina on the River Trent in recent decades. You can stop by The Riverside Pub and Kitchen and admire the boats. This used to be the old Britannia Pub when there was a ferry crossing here. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A46 (the old "Foss Way") south out of Newark toward Bingham.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of The old Fosse Way on its way into Newark on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2012.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of The A46 bridge over the Trent at Farndon on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2011.
     
  • Bus service is available from Newark.
     
  • Keep an eye out for the Farndon Windmill, here shown on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2008, by Richard CROFT.
     
  • Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the Farndon Marina on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2011. Visitors find the Marina a relaxing place to walk, stop and have a pint, or to watch the local birds cavort.
     
You can see pictures of Farndon which are provided by:

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  • English Heritage are responsible for the care and repair of many buildings of historic importance. The Historic England Archive  (previously the National Monuments Record) is English Heritage's public archive and is the home of around 10 million items covering England's buildings, archaeology and maritime sites. English Heritage's ambitious Images of England initiative aims to put a photograph of every listed building in England on the internet.
  • The Badger's Heritage website features many pen and ink drawings of churches, schools, pubs, hotels, bridges, locks, mills, cottages & villages in Berkshire, Hampshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex and Wiltshire.
  • Destination England from Lonely Planet.
  • There are many links on the (Internet Archive snapshot from 2018) England's Buildings webring.
  • ViewFinder - an online image resource for England's history provided by Historic England.
  • The England in Particular website from Common Ground encourages the study of our own localities.

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