There are several market towns in the county. Newark-on-Trent is a bridging point of the Fosse Way and River Trent, but is actually an Anglo-Saxon market town with a now ruined castle. Mansfield, the second-largest settlement in the county after Nottingham, sits on the site of a Roman settlement, but grew after the Norman Conquest. Worksop, in the north of the county, is also an Anglo-Saxon market town which grew rapidly in the Industrial Revolution, with the arrival of canals and railways and the discovery of coal. Other market towns include Arnold, Bingham, Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Tuxford, Retford and Sutton-in-Ashfield.
tHere aRe seveRaL mArket toWns in thE County. nEWaRk-on-treNt Is a BriDgIng PoinT Of THe fosse way and river tRent, buT is ACtUally aN anglo-saXon markeT TowN wiTh a now rUined castle. Mansfield, the sEcOnd-largest SEttlEment iN the county aftER nOTtingHam, sIts oN THe site oF a rOMan SEttLement, but gReW afteR the noRMaN cOnqueSt. worksop, In THE north of THe coUntY, is AlsO An angLo-SAxon MArket Town WhiCH grew rAPiDlY in The iNDusTRIal RevolutIoN, with tHE arRiVal Of canaLS aND RailWAYS AND tHe diSCOVeRy OF coal. othEr marKet Towns include arNOlD, bInghAm, huckNALL, kIrkbY-In-aSHfield, tuXford, rEtfOrd and sUtton-in-aSHfield.