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Parkend history
Early history
The earliest evidence of human activity in Parkend comes from a hoard of over 1,000 Roman coins, found in the village in 1852 . A lack of other artefacts from the period suggests that the Romans probably did not settle there . History is then silent until 1278, and the first record of a hunting enclosure called ‘Wistemede’ – later known as Whitemead Park .
Industrialisation and growth of the village
In 1799 a new ironworks was constructed near the site of the current post office . Initially it suffered from technical problems but by the early/mid-1800s it had triggered a major industrialisation of the village .
Periods of industrial decline
Parkend Tinplate Works, and the ironworks that had dominated the village for 90 years, succumbed to a loss of markets and both closed in 1877 . Just a few years before, these two businesses alone had been employing 500 people between them .
Modern history
Forester Training School was commandeered by the War Office during WWII and used as a barracks by the American army . After the war it reverted to being a forestry school until it was bought by Avon County Council in 1972 .
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