Eastwood is a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England.

It is bordered by Rayleigh to the west, Rochford to the north-east, and Belfairs, part of Leigh-on-Sea, to the south.

To the north lies Edwards Hall Park, a large area of open countryside, part of which is farmland.

The parish is served by the Grade I listed medieval St. Laurence and All Saints Church, Eastwood[2] which sits at the end of the main runway for Southend Airport.

Eastwood took its name from its situation on the eastern side of the woods and parkland of Rayleigh and Thundersley which were part of the Great Forest of Essex.

[4] In the 13th century, the English Kings would often visit the district for hunting, making Hadleigh Castle their residence.