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Parkeston
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English
Etymology
From the surname en Parkes -ton.
Proper noun
en village and quay in par/Ramsey and Parkeston dist/Tendring co/Essex cc/England, built around 1883 and named after C. H. Parkes, Great Eastern Railway chairman OS grid ref TM2332.
en suburb city:Pref/Kalgoorlie-Boulder s/Western Australia, probably named after Henry Parkes.