D.H. LAWRENCE WAS FROM EASWOOD (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE)

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Eastwood
Nottingham Road, the town's main street
Eastwood  Eastwood shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	18,612 [1]
OS grid reference	SK465469
– London	116 mi (187 km) south south-east
Civil parish	Broxtowe
District	Broxtowe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG16
Dialling code	01773
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Ashfield
List of places   UK England Nottinghamshire 060°W

Eastwood is a former coal mining town in he 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,^[1] 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. Eastwood is one of the few places where the distinctive dialect of East Midlands English is extensively spoken, in which the name is pronounced /ˈeɪswʊd/.