Towards the end of the eighteenth century Parkgate was popular as a seaside resort with baths. But this diminished as the sands of the estuary were consumed with grass. With no beach and no direct access to the sea, Parkgate could manage only small subsistence from fishing.

Mostyn House School, a striking black and white building, was opened in Parkgate in 1855. Since 1862 it has been run by the Grenfell family, currently as a co-educational day school. Sir Wilfred Grenfell (1865-1940), famous medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador, was born in Parkgate and was a pupil at the school.

During the Second World War two of Parkgate's houses which both contained cellars were converted into shelters and used for public protection from the bombs. Small lights were placed on the marsh to trick the German bombers into thinking settlements were below.

After the war, Parkgate flourished as a highly desirable residential area. It became a conservation area in 1973.

Still popular with tourists, it boasts world-class bird watching, regionally famous homemade ice cream, world-class sunsets and fresh local seafood, including shrimps and cockles.

During seasonal high tides the water reaches the sea wall, and visitors arrive at the village to witness the unusual sight. Bird watchers also come at this time to watch the birds usually hidden in the grasses of the marshland.

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