Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

Eastwood
Town and civil parish
The Sun Inn, Eastwood town centre.
Parish map
Eastwood Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	1.61 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Population	10.927 (2021 - civil parish)
• Density	7/sq mi (2.7/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 46684 47005
• London	116 mi (187 km) SSE
District	Broxtowe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Civil parish: Town centre, Hill top, New Eastwood, Newthorpe Common External suburbs: Beauvale, Giltbrook, Greasley, Moorgreen, Newthorpe
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG16
Dialling code	01773
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Ashfield
Website	www.eastwood-tc.gov.uk
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°01′05″N 1°18′14″W / 53.018°N 1.304°W / 53.018; -1.304

Eastwood is a former coal mining town and civil parish in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Nottingham. 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.