Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Parkgate 1707 Sheaf

• Park Gates' 1724 NotCestr

• Parkgate, the Parkgate 1610 DepEx 1690 Sheaf

• parcum de Neston(a) c.1258 Chest 1350 Chamb

• the Parke of Grett Neston 1521 Sheaf

• Neston Park 1569 ib

Etymology

Parkgate (109–2778), Parkgate 1707 Sheafet freq , the name of a settlement which grew up to cater for the passenger traffic to Ireland (as also, no doubt, did the local girl Emma who became Lady Hamilton), and the eighteenth-century novelty of sea-bathing. Gastrell notes 'some houses upon the Water-side in Great Neston are called Park Gates '1724 NotCestr. The name was taken from Parkgate , the Parkgate 1610DepEx , 1690 Sheaf, an entrance to Neston Park (lost), parcum de Neston (a )c.1258 Chest, 1350 Chamb, the Parke of Grett Neston 1521 Sheaf, Neston Park 1569 ib, cf. f.ns. Park , Park Head , Parkers Hey , Parks 1854TA , The Parks 1878 Sheaf, a group of thirteen fields about 109–285785, v. park , geat , hēafod , (ge)hæg.