Park Lane skirts Salisbury’s Victoria Park. Park Close if just off from Park Lane. Park Street runs between Estcourt Road and Queens Road. Park Road is in Laverstock, adjoining Duck Lane. Park Lane in Britford is parallel to the A338 to Bournemouth.
Victoria Park
Victoria Park is, I presume, named after Queen Victoria, as is the nearby Victoria Road.
The park contains a statue of somebody called Sidney Herbert.
There were two Sidney Herberts who held the title of Earl of Pembroke. It could be that the statue is one of these men, but there was another Sidney Herbert who inherited Wilton House but not the title of Earl of Pembroke
Longford Park
I think Park Lane in Britford would be a reference to Longford Park – the grounds of Longford House. Longford House and Park have been owned, for the last few centuries, by the Pleydell-Bouverie family who hold the title of Earl of Radnor.
Wyndham Park
Whereas Longford Park is still very much in existence, Park Street refers to an estate that no longer exists. Wyndham Park was owned by the Wyndham family. Their house was what is now the Council House in Bourne Hill. I believe their grounds stretched at one time from there as far a Bishopdown. There is still some ‘park land’ left – the space where the old swimming pool was, next to the Council Grounds, and the Council Grounds themselves.
Laverstock Park
I think Park Street refers to Laverstock Park, which was the grounds of one of the four big houses in Laverstock.
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