Park Wood, Medway
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- Medway
- Kent
- South East
- Gillingham and Rainham
Park Wood or Parkwood is a housing estate and district in Gillingham at the south-eastern corner of the Medway conurbation in Kent, England. It was built mainly during the 1960s and 1970s, largely by Ward Homes, and originally called Rainham Park.[1]
Parkwood is bordered by Wigmore to the west, Rainham to the north, and the M2 motorway to the south. It is within the Rainham South council ward.[2]
Amenities
St. Paul's Church sits in the centre of Parkwood, standing near to the adjacent shopping centre. The church was consecrated in October 1998.[3]
Parkwood is home to Parkwood Primary School, situated on Deanwood Drive, which provides education for children aged 4-11. The school was burned down from a fire in February 1979. [4]
Foxburrow Wood also sits on Deanwood Drive. A 6.1-hectare (15-acre) protected Local Nature Reserve which is owned and managed by Medway Council. What remains of Foxburrow Wood is remnant of a much larger historic wood, which once covered the entirety of what is now Parkwood, and has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells.[5]
References
- ^ "Parkwood Wards Homes Sales Brochures and Promo Leaflets 1960s".
- ^ "Rainham South Unitary Authority ward (UTW)". MapIt. MySociety. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "St Paul's Church, Parkwood Green". Geograph.com.
- ^ "Parkwood School Fire Feb 1979". History of Rainham, Kent.
- ^ "Foxburrow Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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