Parkwood or Park Wood is a

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and district in Gillingham at the south-eastern corner of the

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conurbation in

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. It was built mainly during the 1960s and 1970s, largely by Ward Homes, and originally called Rainham Park. 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.

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St. Paul's Church sits in the centre of Parkwood, standing near to the adjacent shopping centre. The timber and metal church was consecrated in October 1998. Parkwood is home to Parkwood Primary School, situated on Deanwood Drive, which provides education for children aged 4-11. The school was burned down from a fire in February 1979. Foxburrow Wood also sits on Deanwood Drive. A 6.1-hectare (15-acre) protected Local Nature Reserve which is owned and managed by

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. What remains of Foxburrow Wood is remnant of a much larger historic wood, which once covered the entirety of what is now Parkwood, and has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells.

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