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]

Park Wood
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Parkwood shopping centre
Park Wood is located in Kent
Park Wood
Park Wood
Location within Kent
OS grid referenceTQ811638
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGILLINGHAM
Postcode districtME7, ME8
Dialling code01634
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°20′47″N 0°35′55″E / 51.34651°N 0.59853°E / 51.34651; 0.59853

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Parkwood Wards Homes Sales Brochures and Promo Leaflets 1960s".
  2. ^ "Rainham South Unitary Authority ward (UTW)". MapIt. MySociety. Retrieved 9 November 2022.