Park Wood, Medway

OS grid referenceTQ811638Unitary authorityCeremonial countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townGILLINGHAMPostcode districtME7, ME8Dialling code01634PoliceKentFireKentAmbulanceSouth East Coast UK Parliament 51°20′47″N 0°35′55″E / 51.34651°N 0.59853°E / 51.34651; 0.59853

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]

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]