Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
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Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
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Post town | NOTTINGHAM | |
Postcode district | NG16 | |
Dialling code | 01773 | |
Police | Nottinghamshire | |
Fire | Nottinghamshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
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Eastwood is a former coal mining town and civil parish in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Nottingham and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Derby on the border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Mentioned in Domesday Book, it expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution. The Midland Railway was formed here and it is the birthplace of D. H. Lawrence.
History
"Eastwood" is a
There is some evidence to suggest that the land around Eastwood was occupied in the Middle and Late Palǣolithic periods.[3]
The location of the settlement is due primarily to the availability of rich agricultural land, the proximity of the River Erewash and—most importantly—the extensive and easily mined
In Estewic [Ulfketel] had 4
bovates of land [assessed] to the geld. [There is] land [...] It is waste. William [Peverel] has the custody of it. [There is] woodland pasture 3 furlongs long and 3 broad. In King Edward's time it was worth 5 shillings.
During
Tenant farming prevailed throughout the Middle Ages, whilst common pasture was mainly used for grazing.
When King James VI of Scotland became
.The town expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution, and in the 19th century it experienced the greatest increase in population density of any parish in Nottinghamshire.[6] By 1880 the population had increased to 4,500.[7] Factories were built to accommodate the new industries, land becoming available for them as the rural population moved to urban areas. This industrialisation of the countryside was only restricted from the early 19th century, when, somewhat belatedly, the effect of the
In 1832, a historic meeting took place at the Sun Inn (built 1750), which resulted in the creation of the Midland Counties Railway, and the construction of a line from Pinxton to Leicester. Industrialisation continued with the opening in 1868 of Moorgreen Colliery, and in 1875 the demand for coal resulted in a railway station in Eastwood, with services to Nottingham on the Great Northern Railway.[8]
Eastwood coal, metal castings, rope, wire and agricultural products made valuable contributions to Britain's war effort during the two
In 1946, the coal industry was
In recent years, tourism has become increasingly important.
Governance
The
Local government
Two-tier local authority services in Broxtowe are provided by the Broxtowe Borough Council and Nottinghamshire County Council.
Broxtowe Borough Council currently has 44 councillors, representing 21 wards, each returning one, two, or three councillors, according to the population size of the ward. During the local elections held in 2007, councillors were elected as follows:
- Eastwood South ward: 3 Labour councillors – Milan Radulovic, Doug Wilcockson, and Jim Kenny.
- Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) ward: Elected two Liberal Democrat councillors – Bob Charlesworth and Charles Edward Robb, but in 2010 Charles Edward Robb joined Labour.
- Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) ward: 3 Conservative councillors – Mick Brown, Martin Wright, and Margaret Handley.
Since boundary changes in 2015, the wards were renamed to:[11]
- Eastwood Hall (electing 1 councillor)
- Eastwood Hill Top (2 councillors)
- Eastwood St Mary's (2 councillors)
- Greasley
Parliamentary constituencies
The Eastwood wards are in the Ashfield constituency. The current MP is Lee Anderson, who was elected in 2019 replacing Gloria De Piero who had been MP for Ashfield since 2010.
The ward of Greasley is shared between the Ashfield and Broxtowe constituencies. The current MP is Darren Henry, who was elected in 2019.
Parish councils
European Parliament
Prior to the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, the Borough of Broxtowe was in the European Parliament East Midlands constituency. MEPs were elected by proportional representation and so all East Midlands MEPs shared responsibility for Broxtowe's residents.
Geography
Surrounded by gently rolling countryside, Eastwood is 8 miles to the Northwest of the City of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire and close to the county boundary with Derbyshire.
...I was born nearly forty-four-year ago, in Eastwood, a mining village of some three thousand souls about eight miles from Nottingham, and one mile from the small stream, the Erewash, which divides Nottinghamshire from Derbyshire. It is hilly country, looking west to Crich and towards Matlock, sixteen miles away and east and northeast towards Mansfield and the Sherwood Forest district. To me it seemed, and still seems an extremely beautiful countryside, just between the red sandstone and oak trees of Nottingham and the cold limestone, the ash trees, the stone fences of Derbyshire
— D.H. Lawrence, 1929 Nottingham & the Mining Country[12]
The area contains
The town is centred on Nottingham Road, which runs along a north west-south east ridge. This road contains many shops, uphill to the east, it leads to the A610 to Nottingham, the
The town is still surrounded by farmed land, woods and fields, and just half a mile (1 km) to the west, the River Erewash forms the boundary between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Alongside the river, the Erewash Canal leads to the River Trent.
A large hill, visible when looking north from the town, is known locally as "dot hill", "dirt hill", or "bum hill." This land has been reclaimed from a former slag heap.
Demography
At the 2001 UK census, the town of Eastwood including wards outside the core civil parish had a total population of 18,732.[14]
Population change can be tracked accurately from the 1911 census until the 1971 census, as Eastwood Urban District was a Local Government District from 1896 until 1974.
Population growth in Eastwood since 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1939 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | ||||||||||||
Population | 4,692 | 5,069 | 5,360 | 8,581 | 9,894 | 10,607 | 10,856 | ||||||||||||
Source:A Vision of Britain through Time |
In the 1951 census, approximately 11.5% of the total population listed their occupation as Mining & Quarrying.[15] By the 2001 survey, this had fallen to 0.15%.[16]
In the 2001 census, over 98% of the population selected the ethnicity White: British. The national average for England was 87%.[17]
At the 2011 census the civil parish population was 10,695[18] and this increased to 10,927 residents for the 2021 census.[19]
Landmarks
The Buildings is a housing estate, consisting of some 300 terraced miners' cottages, built in the 1860s. They were saved from demolition by a council scheme, which won an
Colliers' Wood is a 14 hectare community woodland, part of the Greenwood Community Forest,
A war memorial was unveiled in 1921, inscribed "to the men of Eastwood, who fell in the
The Blue Line Trail – painted along the pavement – guides visitors around the areas connected with the author
Eastwood Hall was the headquarters of British Coal. It is now a hotel and conference centre.
The Man in Space public house was built in the 1960s. It appeared briefly in the film
Transport
The M1 motorway runs close to Eastwood (junctions 26 and 27).
Eastwood is served by the operators Trent Barton and Nottingham County Council. In the past, it has been served by A&S Coaches, Centrebus & Notts + Derby
The current routes are as follows:
- 33: Ilkeston – Heanor – Eastwood – Kirkby – Sutton – Mansfield (Trent Barton)
- 34: Ilkeston – Heanor – Eastwood – Kimberley – Hucknall (Trent Barton)
- Rainbow One: Nottingham – Kimberley – Eastwood – Heanor and Ripley or Jacksdale/Selston and Alfreton (Trent Barton)
- 532: Eastwood – Moorgreen – Selston (Notts County Council)
- 535: Eastwood circular (Notts County Council)
Journeys to Nottingham on the Rainbow One take 40 mins. Journeys to Hucknall on the 34 take 30 mins.
The nearest railway station is at Langley Mill, which has connections to Nottingham, Sheffield, Chesterfield and Manchester.
The East Midlands Airport is 13 miles away, 19 by road.
Education
There are five primary schools in the area, including Florence Nightingale Academy, Greasley Beauvale Primary School (which D.H Lawrence attended), Lawrence View Primary School, The Priory Catholic Primary School and Springbank Academy (formerly known as Eastwood Infant and Junior School).[25]
Most older local students attend Hall Park Academy which was formerly known as Eastwood Comprehensive School.[26]
Eastwood Skills Shop offers courses including IT, Arts & Crafts, Spanish and Interior Design.[27]
Eastwood Library, in the centre of the town, provides traditional book loans, but also has free internet access, CDRoms and a range of information services.[28]
Eastwood Community Sports Centre has a four-court sports hall, and 2 junior and 2 full sized football pitches.[29]
Religious sites
St Mary's Parish Church has an open evangelical style of worship. There has been a church on the site since 1250, and there are some remains of the original structure. It was enlarged in 1826, largely replaced in 1858, and almost destroyed by fire in 1963. Only the tower remained; the rest of the present building was added in 1967, and consecrated on 25 September.[20][30]
Other churches in the area include;
- Assemblies of God Church, Nottingham Rd
- Our Lady of Good Counsel RC Church, Nottingham Rd
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Derby Rd
- Eastwood Baptist Church, Percy St
- Eastwood Church of Christ, Seymour Road
Sports
Eastwood has its own non-league football club, Eastwood C.F.C. founded in 2014, who currently play in the United Counties League Premier Division North at Coronation Park.[33]
Eastwood Town Cricket Club plays in the Gunn & Moore South Notts League.[34]
Nottinghamshire pool team play in the EPA[35] county structure. Their home venue is Phoenix Cue Sports,[36] Mansfield Road.
Eastwood Antz Basketball Club play at Eastwood Sports Centre, Mansfield Road
Notable people
- D. H. Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930), author, was born in Eastwood. His birthplace and residences now attract visitors from all over the world. Many of his best-known novels describe Eastwood and its culture. Among his works are poems written in the local dialect.[37]
- Jeffrey (Jeff) Astle (13 May 1942 – 19 January 2002), born in Eastwood, was an English footballer. He played for West Bromwich Albion and England.
- Tony Woodcock was born in Eastwood in 1955. He received 42 caps, scoring 16 goals for England, and won both the European Cup and the League Cup with Nottingham Forest in 1979.
- Several cricket players were born in the area, including Thomas Limb and William Rigley.
- William A. Pickering (9 June 1840 – 26 January 1907), the first Protector of the Chinese Straits settlement, also began life in Eastwood.
Recent developments
The Giltbrook retail park, 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south-west of Eastwood, is a £70
Culture and community
Eastwood Collieries' Male Voice Choir formed in 1919. They appeared on BBC television in 1963, and are one of the oldest surviving colliery choirs in the United Kingdom.[39]
Eastwood Arcadians are a local marching band.
The local newspaper is the Eastwood and Kimberley Advertiser.
Eastwood Theatre is home to local, national and international theatre. Its programme showcases dance, music and drama from professional and amateur performers.
Arms
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See also
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