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Queen's Sconce
Fort · near Newark-on-Trent · Nottinghamshire

Queen's Sconce

Queen's Sconce is an architectural structure in Newark, Newark and Sherwood. Look for it 100 m west of Newark-on-Trent. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Queen's Sconce, Simon Tomson (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
100 m
west of Newark-on-Trent
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–22°C
In brief

Fort near Newark-on-Trent

Just outside Newark-on-Trent

Queen's Sconce is 100 m west of Newark-on-Trent. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Newark-on-Trent has 360 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

From June to September, Newark-on-Trent sees highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°49 mm
Feb8° / 2°39 mm
Mar11° / 3°34 mm
Apr14° / 5°45 mm
May17° / 7°45 mm
Jun20° / 10°63 mm
Jul22° / 12°62 mm
Aug22° / 12°60 mm
Sep19° / 10°50 mm
Oct15° / 7°59 mm
Nov10° / 4°54 mm
Dec8° / 2°55 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newark-on-Trent, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newark-on-Trent. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newark-on-Trent’s full climate →
About

Queen's Sconce

There are 14 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Newark Castle (1.2 km).

Newark-on-Trent’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Fort
Listed
Scheduled monument
Town
100 m west of Newark-on-Trent
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Mapping Queen's Sconce

The places near Queen's Sconce are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The towns around Queen's Sconce

The largest of the 7 towns is Newark-on-Trent, with 29,755 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

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  1. 1Newark-on-Trent
  2. 2Farndon
  3. 3Balderton
  4. 4Coddington
  5. 5Winthorpe
  6. 6Rolleston
  7. 7North Muskham
1 · 100 m east of it

Newark-on-Trent

29,755 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Farndon

2,472 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Balderton

12,876 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km east of it

Coddington

1,165 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns
TownWhere Queen's Sconce isPeoplePlaces to visit
Newark-on-Trent100 m east of it29,7559
Farndon1.2 km southwest of it2,4726
Balderton1.8 km southeast of it12,8768
Coddington3.4 km east of it1,1658
Winthorpe3.7 km northeast of it5947
Rolleston4.4 km west of it3444
North Muskham4.7 km north of it9807
Make a day of it

More near Queen's Sconce

Among the 14 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 castles and a church.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Queen's Sconce

Where is Queen's Sconce?

Queen's Sconce is 100 m west of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

What is Queen's Sconce?

Architectural structure in Newark, Newark and Sherwood, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Queen's Sconce?

June to September are the warmest months in Newark-on-Trent, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Queen's Sconce a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Queen's Sconce?

Within 15 km: Newark Castle (1.2 km), Southwell Minster (8.9 km), National Civil War Centre (1.3 km) and The Workhouse (8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.