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Parkway

settlement · County of Herefordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Parkway is a descriptive name, likely of later origin, referring to a road or path through or alongside a park. 'Park' is from Old English 'parc' (enclosed area), and 'way' is from Old English 'weg' (road).

Word origins

Park
Old Englishenclosed area, hunting ground(from parc "enclosed area, hunting ground")
way
Old Englishroad, path(from weg "road, path")