Eastwood
Built-up area in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.016, -1.297 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 47 46 |
| Dialling code: | 01773 (Ripley) |
Eastwood is a small former mining town in the borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, lying roughly seven miles north‑west of Nottingham. It grew up as a framework‑knitting and coal‑mining community, and the townscape of Victorian terraces and reclaimed pit sites still hints at that industrial past.
Eastwood is best known as the birthplace of D. H. Lawrence, and it hosts the D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum and a local heritage trail celebrating his links with the area; many of his novels draw on the town’s mining community. Since the decline of the pits it has become largely residential with some light industry and good commuter links to Nottingham, while local events and museums keep its literary and industrial heritage alive.
Postcode districts covering Eastwood
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 6 miles
- Derby 10.4 miles
- Mansfield 10 miles
- Burton upon Trent 20.4 miles
- Chesterfield 17.2 miles
- Loughborough 17.5 miles
- West Bridgford 9.4 miles
- Long Eaton 8.7 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 7.5 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 20.8 miles
- Worksop 21.9 miles
- Swadlincote 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Eastwood Hilltop Ward 0.1 miles
- Eastwood St. Mary's Ward 0.6 miles
- Eastwood Hall Ward 0.6 miles
- Greasley Ward 0.9 miles
- Kimberley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cotmanhay Ward 1.8 miles
- Awsworth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Brinsley Parish 1.9 miles
- Aldercar and Langley Mill Parish 1.9 miles
- Heanor East Ward 2 miles
- Brinsley and Underwood Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Shipley Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Eastwood
NG16 2AW, NG16 3BP, NG16 3GT, NG16 3AJ, NG16 2WJ, NG16 2AH, NG16 2BE, NG16 3QA, NG16 2UF … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 12.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.4 miles
- Langley Mill Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Bulwell Station 4.4 miles
- Nottingham Bus Station 7.8 miles
Hotels in Eastwood Ad
Schools in Eastwood
- Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hall Park Academy Secondary
- Springbank Academy Primary
- The Florence Nightingale Academy Primary
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- The Impact arena Stadium 6.5 miles
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 7.6 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 8.3 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 8.5 miles
- City Ground Stadium 8.6 miles
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles
- Field Mill Stadium 9.3 miles
- Pride Park Stadium 9.4 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 10.6 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 11 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 13.3 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 13.7 miles