Eastwood
Eastwood is a Town in the county of Nottinghamshire.
There are great places to visit near Eastwood including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.
Nottingham is a great place to visit close to Eastwood if you like cities.
Nottingham Castle is one of Eastwood's best, nearby castles to visit in Eastwood.
The area close to Eastwood boasts some of the best historic buildings including Nottingham Castle.
There are a several good villages in the area around Eastwood like Gedling.
Places near Eastwood feature a number of interesting country parks including Gedling Country Park.
The area around Eastwood's best shopping centres can be found at Victoria Centre.
Eastwood History
There are some historic monuments around Eastwood:
Places to see near Eastwood
History of Eastwood
The location of the settlement is due primarily to the availability of rich agricultural land, the proximity of the River Erewash anmost importantlthe extensive and easily mined coal deposits. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Estewic, part of the fee of William Peverel: During the Anarchy, the 12th century civil war between Stephen of Blois and supporters of Matilde, the mother of the eventual king, Henry II, Peveral’s son, William Peverel the Younger, forfeited these to the Crown in 1155. The estate, called the Peverel Honour, was eventually divided, and much of the land around Eastwood was granted to the Greys of Codnor Castle. Tenant farming prevailed throughout the Middle Ages, whilst common pasture was mainly used for grazing.
