Parkeston

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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).

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

From the surname Parkes + -ton.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Parkstone
Cite this entry
APA

Parkeston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parkeston

MLA

“Parkeston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parkeston. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parkeston,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parkeston.

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