Origins of the name Park End (General)

by BTPBATH, Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 08:42 (5837 days ago)

Can anybody confirm the origins of the name Park End ? The obvious one is that it is at the park end but is this correct ? Did it perhaps get its name from the collieries, metal working that occur in the area possibly started by a family called Park, Parke, Parkes or Sparkes etc as the parish records show that they occurred in many places in the Forest of Dean area ? I would be very grateful to receive any comments on this subject. I have searched various articles both on this excellent website and elsewhere and they all seem to show rather like "topsy" it just appeared !!
Brian Parkes