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The Park(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Bidston

Historical Forms

  • Park Field, Further Park & North Park 1838 TA
  • the Parke of Bidston 1521 Sheaf
  • parcum de Biddeston, le Park 1522 ib
  • parke and grounde at Bidston 1583 ib
  • the upper Parke, Bidston Park, the North Parke 1644,1646 ib
  • Bidston Park 1649 ib
  • the Deere Parke, Corne Park 1665 Map

Etymology

( lost , 100–280890 to 280900 ) , Park Field , Further Park & North Park 1838TA ,the Parke of Bidston 1521 Sheaf, parcum de Biddeston , le Park 1522 ib,parke and grounde at Bidston 1583 ib, the upper Parke , Bidston Park ,the North Parke 1644, 1646 ib, Bidston Park 1649 ib, the Deere Parke , Corne Park 1665Map (W.F.I.) , v. park . This park had disappeared by 1882 , Orm 2 ii 468 , except for the remains of a summer - house , cf. Summer House Hill 1838TA , the summer-house at Bidston 1683 Orm2 , v. somer-hous .