Origins of the name/village Parkend (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 09:20 (5837 days ago) @ BTPBATH

I think the history goes :-

First - Whitemead Park

An island called Whitemead park, inclosed before 1283 and added to
Newland parish, remained in Crown ownership and was sometimes
accounted a part of the Forest demesne later.

From: 'Forest of Dean: Bounds of the forest',
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred,
St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 295-300.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23265 Date accessed: 11 February 2009.

Then a settlement develops on the northern boundary of Whitemead Park - becomes known as Park End.

This has now corrupted to Parkend, as the village developed along with the iron / coal industry in the area from the 1800's.

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