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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Park
National Corporation for the registration of 835,500 of its common shares, and
to (a) the use of our report dated January 18, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Park National Corporation for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1999 included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in
Appendix B, and (b) the incorporation by reference herein of our report dated
January 19, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Park
National Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Columbus, Ohio
March 6, 2000