Eastwood, Nottinghamshire 373405 224571835 2008-07-09T13:52:29Z Amog 3444428 rm advertising (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Expand|date=May 2008}} {{infobox UK place| | static_image = [[Image:EastwoodShops4s.jpg|250px]] | static_image_caption = Nottingham Road, the town's main street. |map_type = Nottinghamshire |latitude= 53.0175 |longitude= -1.3060 |population= 18,612<!--start of long reference to population for each ward--><ref name=population> {{cite web | title = Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) (Ward) key statistics | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943882&c=greasley&d=14&e=16&g=478235&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028100768&enc=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} <br /> {{cite web | title = Eastwood South (Ward) key statistics | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943881&c=eastwood&d=14&e=16&g=478246&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028141611&enc=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} <br />{{cite web | title = Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) (Ward) key statistics | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943880&c=greasley&d=14&e=16&g=478278&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028051987&enc=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> <!--end of long reference--> |os_grid_reference= SK465469 |london_distance= 116&nbsp;mi&nbsp;(187&nbsp;km)&nbsp;[[Boxing the compass|SSE]] |country = England |region= East Midlands |shire_county= [[Nottinghamshire]] |shire_district= [[Broxtowe]] |civil_parish= [[Broxtowe]] |post_town= NOTTINGHAM |postcode_district= NG16 |postcode_area= NG |dial_code= 01773 |constituency_westminster=[[Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashfield]] |official_name= Eastwood }} '''Eastwood''' is a former [[coal mining]] town in the [[Broxtowe]] district of [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]]. With a population of over 18,000, it is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of [[Nottingham]], and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of [[Derby]].<ref name=population/> It is 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== It seems that "Eastwood" is a [[wikt:hybrid|hybrid]] place-name, formed from [[Old English language|Old English]] "Est", for "East", and [[Old Norse]] "Þveit" ({{pronEng|θveɪt}}), for "meadow", "cleared meadow", or "clearing in a wood": this is a common element in English place-names, often found as "Thwaite".<ref name="Ekwall"> {{Citation | last = Ekwall | first = Eilert | publication-date = 1960 | year = 2004 | title = The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names | edition = 4th Edition | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | page = 158 | isbn = 0-19-869103-3 }} </ref> Therefore "Eastwood" might mean "eastern clearing", the place possibly beginning as a [[Viking Age]] clearing in [[Sherwood Forest]].<ref>Local place-names "Newthorpe" and "Newmanley [Mill]", shown on the map, suggest the same.</ref> Eastwood is one of the few places where the distinctive dialect of [[East Midlands English]] is extensively spoken, in which the name is {{pronEng|ˈeɪswʊd}}. There is some evidence to suggest that the land around Eastwood was occupied in the Middle and Late Palaeolithic periods. Stronger indications of later settlement include fragments of characteristic Bronze Age pottery, weapons, and dug-out canoes, now preserved at [[Nottingham Castle]], and at the [[University of Nottingham]].<ref name=histbrox>{{Citation | title = History of Broxtowe | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=235 | accessdate = 2008-05-29 }}</ref> 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 [[Coal measure|coal deposits]].<ref name=histbrox/> It is mentioned in [[Domesday Book]] as "Estewic", part of the [[Fiefdom|fee]] of [[William Peverel]]:<ref>Cf. ''[[Peveril of the Peak]]''.</ref> {{Quotation|In ''Estewic'' [Ulfketel] had 4 [[bovate]]s of land [assessed] to the [[geld]]. [There is] land [...] It is waste. William [Peverel] has the custody of it. [There is] woodland pasture 3 [[furlong]]s long and 3 broad. In [[Edward the Confessor|King Edward]]'s time it was worth 5 shillings.|[[Domesday Book]]}} During the reign of [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] (1100 -1135), [[William Peverel]] was confirmed in possession of his estates, but his son, [[William Peverel the Younger]], forfeited these to the Crown in 1155.<ref name=histbrox/> The estates were eventually divided, much of the land around Eastwood being given to the Greys of [[Codnor Castle]]. [[Tenant farmer|Tenant farming]] prevailed throughout the Middle Ages, whilst [[Common land|common]] [[wikt:pasture|pasture]] was mainly used for grazing. [[Image:Eastwood-1774-map.jpg|thumb|From John Chapan's map of Nottinghamshire, published in 1774.]] When King James VI of Scotland became [[James I of England|King James I of England]] in 1603, Eastwood had a population of about 170, and it remained a small village until the 18th century when, in 1779, the Trent Navigation Company opened the [[Erewash Canal]].<ref>{{Citation | date = 1945-11-24 | title = Notts Villages | publisher = Nottingham Guardian | url = http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/doubleday/eastwood2.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref><ref name="canal">{{Citation | date = 1945-11-24 | title = History - The beginning | publisher = Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association | url = http://www.erewashcanal.org.uk/history.html#Construction | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> This was one of the first man made waterways in England, with locks at [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]] linking Eastwood to the [[River Trent]] and [[Nottingham]], and its arrival led to a rapid expansion of the local [[coal mining]] industry. Other industries soon followed, including [[Stocking frame|framework knitting]], [[corn mill]]ing, [[pottery]], [[brewing]], [[Rope#History|rope making]] and [[brick|brick making]]. 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.<ref name="rainbow"> {{Citation | last = Preston | first = Peter | title = D. H. Lawrence in the modern world | last2 = Hoare | first2 = Peter | author2-link = | publication-date = 1090 | date = | year = | title = | edition = | volume = | series = | publication-place = | place = [[Cambridge]], [England] | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] | pages = | page = 125 | id = | isbn = 0-521-37169-4 | doi = | oclc = | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=J5nRoaOwkPMC&printsec=frontcover#PPA125,M1 | accessdate = 2008-05-11 }} Essay 8: The Sense of History in [[The Rainbow]] by Mark Kinkead-Weekes</ref> By 1880 the population had increased to 4,500.<ref name=plumb>{{Citation | year = 2004 | title = The History of Eastwood |last = Plumb | first = Malcolm | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.eastwood-town-council.org.uk/htmfiles/history.html | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> 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 [[Enclosure]]s began to be felt in Nottinghamshire.<ref name=histbrox/> In a local manifestation of this period of upheaval, marchers of the [[Pentrich, Derbyshire|Pentrich Revolution]] of 1817 passed through the town, and were met by soldiers at nearby [[Giltbrook]]: the residents of Eastwood boarded up their houses and hid in the woods. [[Image:Eastwood Sun Inn small.jpg|thumb|right|The Sun Inn [[public house]]]] 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 [[wikt:colliery|Colliery]], and in 1875 the demand for coal resulted in a railway station in Eastwood, with services to Nottingham on the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]].<ref name=moorgreen>{{Citation | date = 1945-11-24 | title = Tourism, Arts & Leisure - Colliers Wood | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2256 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> [[D. H. Lawrence|D.H. Lawrence]] was born in 1885, and the local area is mentioned in many of his novels, especially ''[[The White Peacock]]'', against a backdrop of industrialisation. There were ten coal mines, or "pits", within easy walking distance of his home, and an overwhelming majority of the local male population were [[wikt:collier|colliers]].<ref name="myvillage">{{Citation | year = 1997 | title = Biography of DH Lawrence | last = Worthen | first = john | publisher = myvillage.com | url = http://www.myvillage.com/nottingham/celebs&gossip-d_h_lawrence.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> As Lawrence was growing up, the coal boom was ending. Eastwood continued to expand, Nottingham Road and its feeder streets became established as a shopping area, and in 1908 the local [[Urban district|Urban District Council]] opened its offices. However, few jobs remained outside the coal industry. Most women were housewives, and boys were desperate to reach the age of fourteen, when they could start working in the mines. In the early 20th century, trams provided a new means of transport between [[Nottingham]], [[Ripley]] and [[Heanor]]. Lawrence lived next to the line, and described it as the most dangerous tram service in England. During the two [[world war]]s, Eastwood coal, metal castings, rope, wire and agricultural products made valuable contributions. In the [[World War II|Second World War]], Eastwood supplied soldiers to the [[Sherwood Foresters|Sherwood Foresters Regiment]]. A memorial on Nottingham Road commemorates Eastwood residents who gave their lives in both world wars.<ref name=plumb/> In 1946 the coal industry was [[Nationalization|nationalised]], and the new [[National Coal Board]] acquired Eastwood Hall as their Area Office. This later became their National Office, and was the location for several crisis meetings during the national [[UK miners' strike (1984–1985)|Miners' Strike]] of the 1980s. At its height of production in 1963, Moorgreen Colliery alone produced one million tons of coal, but the last coal mine in the area closed in 1985.<ref name=moorgreen/> In recent years, tourism has become increasingly important. Lawrence's birthplace is now a museum, and a painted line on the pavement, called the ‘Blue Line Trail’, guides visitors around eleven sites of local interest including three of Lawrence's homes. The trail was the first of its kind in England, the concept being based on the [[Freedom Trail]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[United States|USA]].<ref name="blueleaflet">{{Citation | year = 2004 | title = The blue line trail (leaflet) | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.nottinghamonline.com/Downloads/DH%20Lawrence/blue%20line%20trai.pdf | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> ==Governance== [[Image:Eastwood urban disctrict shield.JPG|thumb|left|Coat of arms of the former Eastwood urban District Council. The black diamonds represent coal mining, the annulet is from the heraldry of the Plumtree family and the red roundels are from the arms of the Grey family of Codnor.]] The [[Urban district|Urban District Council]] for Eastwood became part of Broxtowe District Council in 1974. In 1977 the Council was granted "[[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough]]" status, becoming the [[Broxtowe|Borough of Broxtowe]]. The current mayor is Brian Wombwell. Eastwood now consists of 3 [[Wards of the United Kingdom|wards]] within the borough: *Eastwood South *Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) *Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) All of these lie within the Borough of [[Broxtowe]] for local government. For national elections, however, the first two wards are in the [[Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashfield constituency]] – '''not''' the [[Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxtowe constituency]]. {| class="wikitable" | '''Ward''' | '''Population''' | '''Electorate''' | '''Local government''' | '''National government''' |- | Eastwood South | 9,389<ref name=population-es> {{cite web | title = Eastwood South (Ward) key statistics | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943881&c=eastwood&d=14&e=16&g=478246&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028141611&enc=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> | 6,828<ref name=electorate-es> {{cite web | title = Eastwood South Election Results 2007 | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=562 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> | Broxtowe Borough Council | Ashfield constituency |- | Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) | 3,267<ref name=population-eng> {{cite web | title = Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) (Ward) key statistics | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943882&c=greasley&d=14&e=16&g=478235&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028100768&enc=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> | 2,465<ref name=electorate-eng> {{cite web | title = Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) Election Results 2007 | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=561 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> | Broxtowe Borough Council | Ashfield constituency |- | Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) | 6,076<ref name=population-ggn> {{cite web | title = Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) (Ward) key statistics | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943880&c=greasley&d=14&e=16&g=478278&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028051987&enc=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> | 5,024<ref name=electorate-ggn> {{cite web | title = Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) Election Results 2007 | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=563 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> | Broxtowe Borough Council | Broxtowe constituency |- |} ===Local government=== Two-tier local authority services in Broxtowe are provided by the 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 population size. During the most recent local elections, held in 2007, councillors were elected as follows: * Eastwood South ward: 3 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] councillors - Milan Radulovic, Doug Wilcockson, and Jim Kenny. * Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) ward: 2 [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] councillors - Bob Charlesworth and Charles Edward Robb. * Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) ward: 3 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] councillors - Mick Brown, Martin Wright, and Margaret Handley. ===Parliamentary constituencies=== The wards of Eastwood South, and Eastwood and Greasley (Beauvale), are in the [[Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashfield constituency]]. The current MP is [[Geoff Hoon]], elected in 1992, 1997, 2001, and 2005. He is currently [[Chief Whip]] and [[Secretary to the Treasury]]. The ward of Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) is in the [[Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxtowe constituency]]. The current MP is [[Nick Palmer]], elected in 1997, 2001, and 2005. ===Parish councils=== [[Parish council]]s include Eastwood Town Council (North), Eastwood Town Council (South), Greasley (Beauvale), Greasley (Newthorpe), and Greasley (Watnall). ===European Parliament=== The Borough of Broxtowe is in the [[European Parliament]] [[East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)|East Midlands constituency]]. MEPs are selected by proportional representation and so all [[East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)|East Midlands MEPs]] share 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. {{Quotation|...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''<ref>{{cite book | first=D.H. | last=Lawrence | date=2004 | title=Late Essays and Articles. | publisher= Cambridge University Press | pages=287 | isbn=0521584310}}</ref>}} {| align="right" |+'''Environs''' | {{compass-table|place=Eastwood |N = [[Brinsley]] |NE = [[Hucknall]] |E = [[Arnold]] |SE = [[Nottingham]] |S = [[Ilkeston]] |SW = [[Derby]] |W = [[Heanor]] |NW = [[Ripley]] }} |} The area contains [[coal measure]]s, with [[shale]], [[mudstone]], and [[sandstone]], overlain by yellow [[clay]]. [[Alluvium|Alluvial]] deposits from the [[River Erewash]] run roughly north-south.<ref>{{cite web | title = Eastwood Conservation Area Character Appraisal | publisher = Nottinghamshire County Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/pdf/k/s/pdf4355349149028534135.pdf | accessdate = 2008-05-01 | date=2007-11-21 | format=PDF}}</ref> The town is centred on Nottingham Road, which runs along a north west-south east ridge. This road contains many shops, including a large [[The Co-operative Group|Co-op]] store, and, uphill to the east, it leads to the A610 to Nottingham, the [[M1 motorway]], and Giltbrook Retail Park, which is home to a large [[Ikea]] store, and various projected developments (see [[#Future plans|Future plans]]). At the western end of Eastwood is a [[Roundabout|gyratory system]], consisting of an ancient crossroads converted into a traffic island, around the Sun Inn [[public house]]. A large [[Morrisons]] supermarket is here, and roads lead from the gyratory system north to [[Brinsley]], west to [[Heanor]], and south through Church Street, the location of several listed buildings, into New Eastwood. The town is still surrounded by farmed land, woods and fields, and just half a mile (1km) 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 ‘ill”, or “dirt hill”. This is land reclaimed from a former [[slag heap]]. ==Demography== As of the 2001 UK census, the town of Eastwood had a total population of 18,732.<ref name=population/> 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. [[Image:Eastwood-pop-graph.jpg‎|right|Eastwood - population trend, 1911 to 1971.]] {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;width:50%;border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:120%;" ! colspan="20" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|[[Population growth]] in Eastwood since 1911 |- ! style="background: #99CCCC; color: #000080" height="17" | Year ! style="color:#000080;" | 1911 ! style="color:#000080;" | 1921 ! style="color:#000080;" | 1931 ! style="color:#000080;" | 1939 ! style="color:#000080;" | 1951 ! style="color:#000080;" | 1961 ! style="color:#000080;" | 1971 |- Align="center" ! style="background: #99CCCC; color: #000080" height="17" | Population | 4,692 | 5,069 | 5,360 | 8,581 | 9,894 | 10,607 | 10,856 |- | colspan="20" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|<small>'''Source:'''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10136477&c_id=10001043&add=N A Vision of Britain through Time]</small> |} In the 1951 census, around 11.5% of the total population listed their occupation as ''Mining & Quarrying''.<ref name=1951-occupation> {{cite web | title = 1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupation Tables Eastwood UD | publisher = Vision of Britain through time FROM 1951 census | url = http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/census/table_page.jsp?tab_id=EW1951OCC_M21&u_id=10136477&show=DB | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> By the 2001 survey, this had fallen to 0.15%.<ref name=2001-occupation> {{cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics Area: Area: Eastwood South (Ward) Industry of Employment - All People (KS11A) | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=5943881&c=eastwood&d=14&e=15&g=478246&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210027859318&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} <br> {{cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics Area: Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) (Ward) Industry of Employment - All People (KS11A) | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=5943882&c=eastwood&d=14&e=15&g=478235&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210027760319&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} <br>{{cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics Area: Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) (Ward) Industry of Employment - All People (KS11A) | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=5943880&c=greasley&d=14&e=15&g=478278&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210027905270&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> In the 2001 census, Over 98% of the population selected the ethnicity ''White: British''. The national average for England was 87%.<ref name=2001-ethnicity> {{cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics Area: Area: Eastwood South (Ward) Ethnic Group (KS06) | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=5943881&c=eastwood&d=14&e=16&g=478246&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028141626&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} <br> {{cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics Area: Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) (Ward) Ethnic Group (KS06) | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=5943882&c=eastwood&d=14&e=15&g=478235&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028361124&enc=1&dsFamilyId=47 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} <br>{{cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics Area: Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) (Ward) Ethnic Group (KS06) | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]] | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=5943880&c=greasley&d=14&e=15&g=478278&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210028504778&enc=1&dsFamilyId=47 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> ==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 [[European Community|EEC]] habitat award in 1977. It was also used to illustrate the European Community's Urban Renaissance competition in 1980.<ref name="community">{{Citation | title = Community Development - Eastwood Town | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1011 | accessdate = 2008-05-29}}</ref> [[Image:Höckerschwan.jpg|left|thumb|Mute Swan]] Colliers wood is a 14 [[hectare]] community woodland, part of the Greenwood Community Forest, <ref name="community"/> created in 1996/97 to reclaim some of the woodland and fields destroyed by the mining developments. Over 17,500 trees and hedgerows were planted, and two ponds created. The footpath is made from reclaimed shale.<ref name="estwik">{{Citation | title = Estwic - the community website for Eastwood | url = http://www.estwic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=9 | accessdate = 2008-05-29}}</ref> Habitats cater to a wide variety of birds, including [[Mute Swan|mute swans]], [[European Goldfinch|goldfinches]], [[lesser redpoll]], [[skylark]]s, and [[willow warbler]]s.<ref name="bods">{{Citation | title = Moorgreen, Annesley and Colliers Wood | publisher = Nottinghamshire Birds | url = http://www.nottmbirds.org.uk/sites/Moorgreen.html | accessdate = 2008-06-01}}</ref> [[Image:Eastwood-war-memorial.jpg|right|thumb|Eastwood War Memorial]] [[Image:Eastwood-war-memorial-plaque.jpg|right|thumb|inscription]] A war memorial was unveiled in 1921, inscribed "''to the men of Eastwood, who fell in the [[World War I|Great War]] 1914-1918''". Later, [[World War II]] dedications were added, and it was moved to its present location at Plumptre Way. It is in the shape of an obelisk, made of Italian marble with a base of [[Whatstandwell]] stone.<ref name="warmem"> {{cite web | title = Listed Buildings Online | publisher = Heritage Gateway | url = http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=495784&resourceID=5 | accessdate = 2008-05-19 }} </ref> The Library, opened in 1975, includes an extensive collection of books by and about D H Lawrence. Also on view is Lawrence's desk and the headstone from his grave in Vence, France.<ref name="community"/> Greasley Castle (c.1341) was founded by Nicholas de Cantilupe. The remains are now covered by Greasley Castle Farmhouse (c. 1800), which incorporates fragments of medieval masonry.<ref name="castle"> {{cite web | title = Greasley Castle | publisher = Nottinghamshire History | url = http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1934/greasleycastle1.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 }} {{cite web | title = Greasley Castle | publisher = CastleUK.net | url = http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/129/greasleycastle.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19}} </ref> The ''Blue Line Trail'' - painted along the pavement - guides visitors around the areas connected with the author D H Lawrence and include the birthplace Museum set out as a working class Victorian House, Durban House Heritage Centre with Lawrence exhibition, Bistro and art gallery and the three other houses that Lawrence lived in. | title = Tourism, Arts & Leisure - The Blue Line Trail | publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council | url = http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2263 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> Eastwood Hall was the headquarters of British Coal. It is now a conference centre. The Man In Space public house was built in the 1960s. It appeared briefly in the film [[Carry On at Your Convenience]]. ==Transport== The [[M1 motorway]] runs close to Eastwood (junctions 26 and 27). Eastwood is served by [[Trent Barton]] buses, one of the few independent bus operators in the UK. Buses from Nottingham's Victoria bus station take 40 minutes.<ref name=nott-bus> {{cite web | title = Nottingham - Eastwood - Ripley (Rainbow 1) | publisher = Nottinghamshire County Council | url = http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/large-static/nottsbus/timetables/TBR_1.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> The nearest railway station is at [[Langley Mill railway station|Langley Mill]], which has connections to Nottingham, Sheffield, Chesterfield and Manchester. The [[East Midlands Airport]] is 13 miles away. ==Education== There are several junior schools in the area, including Eastwood Junior School, Brookhill Leys Primary and Nursery School, Greasley Beauvale Junior School, Lynncroft Primary and Nursery School, Priory Catholic Primary School, and Greasley Beauvale D. H. Lawrence Infant School (which Lawrence attended).<ref name=junior-school> {{cite web | title = Directgov.co.uk Find information about schools, childcare and nurseries | publisher = [[Directgov]].co.uk | url = http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/search-results/?schooltype=primary&searchstring=ng16 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> Most older local students attend [[Eastwood Comprehensive School]], which also has a small sixth-form. The OFSTED report of 2007 notes that ''The social and economic backgrounds of students are below average and fewer than average come from homes with a tradition of higher education''.<ref name=eastwood-comprehensive-school> {{cite web | title = OFSTED Inspection Report - Eastwood Comprehensive School 122855 | publisher = [[Office for Standards in Education]] | url = http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=122855&inspectionNumber=295430&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\122\\s5_122855_20070607.xml. | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> [[Castle College Nottingham|Castle College]], Nottingham, has a centre in Eastwood, with community courses in Arts & Crafts, First Aid, Cake Decorating and Languages. Eastwood Skills Shop offers courses including IT, Arts & Crafts, Spanish and Interior Design.<ref name=skillshop> {{cite web | title = Eastwood Skills Shop | publisher = [[Castle College Nottingham|Castle College]] | url = http://www.castlecollege.ac.uk/?p=92 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> 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.<ref name=library> {{cite web | title=Eastwood Library | publisher=Nottinghamshire County Council | url=http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/libraries/librariesuserguide/librariesdetails.htm?libraryid=9120 | accessdate=2008-05-01 }}</ref> Eastwood Community Sports Centre has a four-court sports hall, and 2 junior and 2 full sized football pitches.<ref name=sportscentre> {{cite web | title=Eastwood Community Sports Centre | publisher=Broxtowe Borough Council | url=http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2115 | accessdate=2008-05-01 }}</ref> ==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 25th September.<ref>{{Citation | title = A church near you: Eastwood: St Mary, Eastwood | publisher = Church of England | url = http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=914 | accessdate = 2008-05-29 }}</ref> <ref name="community"/> [[Image:Beauvale Priory Remains.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|The remains of Beauvale Priory in 2007.]] [[Beauvale Charterhouse|Beauvale Priory]] was founded in 1343. One of nine English houses which owed allegiance to the Grand Prior of Chartreuse, the monks rules were similar to those of Benedictines.<ref name=priory>{{cite web | title = The History of Nottinghamshire | author = Cornelius Brown | publisher = Nottinghamshire history | url = http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/Brown1896/beauvale.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-01 | date=1896 }}</ref> It was referred to as "The Abbey" in D. H. Lawrence's "The White Peacock".<ref name=abbey>{{cite web | title = A sprinkle of coal-dust | author = Christopher Middleton | publisher = Telegraph.co.uk | url = http://webspeed.telegraph.co.uk/travel/729597/Nottingham-A-sprinkle-of-coal-dust.html | accessdate = 2008-05-01 | date = 2004-02-03 }}</ref> 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 ==Sports== [[Eastwood Town F.C.|Eastwood Town Football Club]], known as the Badgers, play in the [[Northern Premier League]] (known as the Unibond league).<ref name=unibondleague> {{cite web | title = Northern Premier (Unibond) league table | publisher = [[Northern Premier League]] | url = http://www.unibondleague.com/tables.php | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> Their home ground is [[Coronation Park (Eastwood)|Coronation Park]]. Eastwood Town Cricket Club plays in the [[Gunn & Moore]] South Notts League.<ref name=GMSouthNotts>{{cite web | title = Gunn and Moore South Notts Cricket | publisher = Gunn and Moore South Notts Cricket League | url = http://www.sncricketleague.co.uk/ | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> ==Notable people== [[Jeff Astle|Jeffrey (Jeff) Astle]] ([[13 May]] [[1942]] &ndash; [[19 January]] [[2002]]), born in Eastwood, was an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. He played for [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] and [[England national football team|England]]. [[Tony Woodcock]] was born in Eastwood in 1955. He received 42 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored 16 goals for [[England national football team|England]]. Several cricket players were born in the area, including [[Thomas Limb]] and [[William Rigley]]. [[D. H. Lawrence]] ([[11 September]] [[1885]] &ndash; [[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.<ref name=dialectpoem>{{cite web | title = Dialect Poems by D. H. Lawrence | publisher = Peter Gill, playwright and theatre director | url = http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/abj76/PG/pieces/lawrence/colliers_wife.shtml | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> Actor [[Roy Spencer (actor)|Roy Spencer]] grew up in Eastwood. He wrote several books about D. H. Lawrence. Benjamin Drawater (1748-1816) was the [[Ship's doctor|surgeon's]] [[Second Mate|second mate]] on the ship [[HMS Resolution (Cook)|Resolution]], during [[James Cook]]'s [[James Cook#Second voyage (1772–75)|second voyage]]. His birthplace is uncertain, but he did live in Eastwood from 1783 to 1801. He is buried in St. Mary's churchyard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/jcr/~cookmen3.html|title=The Men who sailed with Captain James Cook, C - D|last=Robson|first=John|date=March 2007|accessdate=2008-06-01}}</ref> [[William A. Pickering]] (1840-1907), the first [[Protector (title)##Colonial_administration|Protector]] of the [[Chinese Protectorate|Chinese Straits]] settlement, also began life in Eastwood. ''Barber, Walker and Company'' played a large role in shaping Eastwood, owning the majority of the local pits. Thomas Barber was born at Greasley Castle Farm, and Thomas Walker at Bilborough. The company was formed in 1787, and remained active until the 1947 [[nationalization]].<ref name="barber">{{Citation | last =Whitelock | first = G.C.H. | year = 1957 | title = 250 Years in Coal The History of Barber Walker and Company Limited colliery proprietors in Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire 1680 - 1946 | publication-place = Derby and London | publisher = Bemrose }}</ref><ref name="community"/> ==Future plans== The Giltbrook retail park, 1.5 miles (2.5 km) South-west of Eastwood, is currently undergoing a £60 million expansion. The 8.5 hectacre site will have 2,350 car parking spaces. [[Bhs|British Home Stores]], Laura Ashley, [[Mamas & Papas]], [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]], [[Comet Group plc|Comet]], [[Starbucks]], [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] and [[Frankie & Benny's]] have all expressed interest. The whole park is expected to be open by Christmas 2008.<ref name=giltbrook>{{cite web | title = Big name businesses coming to Giltbrook | publisher = Eastwood &amp; Kimberley Advertisor | url = http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/Big-name-businesses-coming-to.4015710.jp | accessdate = 2008-05-01 | date = 2008-04-25 }} <br> {{cite web | title = Giltbrook Retail Park, Nottingham | publisher = Mclaren Construction | url = http://www.mclarenconstruction.co.uk/casestudy/4/36/giltbrook-retail-park--nottingham.html | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }} </ref> ==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 UK.<ref name=ecmvc>{{cite web | title = History of the Choir 1920 to Date | author = Eastwood Collieries Male Voice Choir | url = http://www.eastwoodcollieriesmvc.co.uk/ | accessdate = 2008-05-01 }}</ref> Eastwood Arcadians are a local [[marching band]]. The local newspaper is the [http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/ Eastwood and Kimberley Advertiser]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2232 D.H. Lawrence Heritage Museum] Retrieved on May 13 2008. [[Category:Towns in Nottinghamshire]] [[nl:Eastwood (Nottinghamshire)]] [[ro:Eastwood, Nottinghamshire]] [[vo:Eastwood (Nottinghamshire)]]