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Parkeston

Parkeston proper noun: a village and quay in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England, built around 1883 and named after C. H. Parkes, Great Eastern Railway chairman (OS grid ref TM2332).

Proper noun

Parkeston

  1. A village and quay in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England, built around 1883 and named after C. H. Parkes, Great Eastern Railway chairman (OS grid ref TM2332).
  2. A suburb of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, probably named after Henry Parkes.

Origin of Parkeston

From the surname Parkes + -ton.

Phrases with Parkeston

Questions about Parkeston

What does Parkeston mean?
Parkeston means a village and quay in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England, built around 1883 and named after C. H. Parkes, Great Eastern Railway chairman (OS grid ref TM2332).
What part of speech is Parkeston?
Parkeston is a proper noun.

Words near Parkeston in the dictionary

  1. Parkes
  2. Parkes process
  3. Parkes Weber syndrome
  4. Parkesbourne
  5. Parkesine
  6. Parkeston
  7. parkette
  8. parkettes
  9. Parkey
  10. Parkeys
  11. Parkfield

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