When King James VI of Scotland became 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. Tenant farming prevailed throughout the Middle Ages, whilst common pasture was mainly used for grazing.įrom John Chapan's map of Nottinghamshire, published in 1774 The estate, called the Peverel Honour, was eventually divided, and much of the land around Eastwood was granted to the Greys of Codnor Castle.
In King Edward's time it was worth 5 shillings.ĭuring 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. woodland pasture 3 furlongs long and 3 broad. In Estewic had 4 bovates of land to the geld. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Estewic, part of the fee of William Peverel: 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 deposits. Stronger indications of later settlement include fragments of characteristic Bronze Age pottery, weapons, and dug-out canoes, which are now preserved at Nottingham Castle, and at the University of Nottingham.
There is some evidence to suggest that the land around Eastwood was occupied in the Middle and Late Palǣolithic periods.
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