Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
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| Population | 18,612 |
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| District | Broxtowe |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG16 |
| Dial code | 01773 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Broxtowe |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Eastwood is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, six miles west of Nottingham. It is the northern most town in the Borough of Broxtowe. Its main industry was formerly coal mining, but the mines have now all shut down.
The town is known as the birthplace of David Herbert Lawrence, and many of his novels were inspired by the local area D.H Lawrence's Eastwood. His former home on Victoria Street has been converted to a museum dedicated to the author.
Eastwood is one of the few places where the distinctive dialect of East Midlands English is extensively spoken. Eastwood is referred to as 'Aes'wood' in this dialect.
It is also known for the meetings of the Nottinghamshire coal miners, at the Sun Inn, in the early nineteenth century. It was there that the decision to build the Midland Counties Railway was made, which later became part of the fledgling Midland Railway.
The local football team is Eastwood Town, known as the Badgers.
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[edit] Former economy
The Moorgreen Colliery on Engine Lane closed in 1985. It is now a country park and reservoir. In August 1976, Margaret Thatcher took her first visit down a coal mine here. D.H.Lawrence's father worked at Brinsley Colliery (close to Eastwood Hall), which closed in 1930. The headstocks are still visible.
[edit] The Town Centre
The shopping centre of the town isn't particularly expansive but is home to a large Morrisons to the north and IKEA in Giltbrook to the south. The town centre has a Greggs, a large library along with a Co-op, numerous pizza, Chinese, Indian and fish and chips takeaways and many small businesses. The Gallery is the newest and trendiest bar in Eastwood, and there are numerous other pubs in the area, including the Lord Nelson, the Sun Inn (where the Midland Railway was founded) The Three Tuns, the Wellington Inn and the Man In Space.
[edit] Education
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School is a school located on Raglan Street and is situated amongst green grounds. They hold an annual football tournament on their fields during their summer pageant. The school backs onto the local convent and the school boasts many links with the church and it's priest, Father John Berry. Brookhill Leys primary school is on Chewton Street, Greasley Beauvale Junior School is on Greasley Avenue, Eastwood Junior School is on Devonshire Drive, Lynncroft Primary School is on Lynncroft, Eastwood Comprehensive School is on Mansfield Road (A608)and Greasley Beauvale D.H. Lawrence Infants School, where D.H. Lawrence himself attended, is located on Dovecote Road in the town.
[edit] Namesakes
See Eastwood for numerous other places with this name.
[edit] External links
- Eastwood Town FC
- Eastwood Collieries Male Voice Choir
- Eastwood Town Council
- Eastwood Hall
- Broxtowe Council information
- Local pits and other mines
| Unitary authorities: | Nottingham |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Broxtowe • Gedling • Mansfield • Newark and Sherwood • Rushcliffe |
| Cities/Towns: | Arnold • Beeston • Blidworth • Carlton • Cotgrave • Eastwood • Hucknall • Kimberley • Kirkby-in-Ashfield • Mansfield • Mansfield Woodhouse • Newark • Nottingham • Rainworth • Retford • Ruddington • Stapleford • Southwell • Sutton-in-Ashfield • West Bridgford • Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire |
