Kingston Park
Coordinates: 55°00′43″N 1°39′58″W / 55.012°N 1.666°W
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Kingston Park is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, about 4 miles (6 km) north west of the city centre. It is home to several large retailers, the largest being one of Tesco's flagship stores—at 11,055 square metres (119,000 sq ft) which was also the largest supermarket in the UK for a period of time.[1][2] Kingston Park is served by Kingston Park station on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
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[edit] History
The suburb was largely built in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and its Metro station was not part of the original system, because the area did not have the required population density when the Metro was first planned.
[edit] Shopping
Aside from the large Tesco Extra superstore, other Shops in Kingston Park include, Boots, The Carphone Warehouse, Matalan, Tk maxx, Halfords, Currys, PC World, McDonalds, Comet, William Hill bookmaker and a Marks & Spencer food store. Currently, there are works being done to create a new shopping centre, containing more food restaurants, retailers. It is scheduled to be open some time in 2011.
[edit] Kingston Park stadium
The area houses the Kingston Park stadium which is home to the Newcastle Falcons rugby union team and also hosts the home football fixtures of Newcastle United's reserve team.
[edit] Transport
Kingston Park also has a Tyne and Wear Metro station with direct services to Newcastle Airport, Newcastle City Centre, Gateshead and Sunderland. It was opened on 15 September 1985, four years after the Metro line had begun service.
[edit] Schools
Kingston Park Primary School is based in Kingston Park. There are about 350 pupils from Nursery to Year 6. The school have won many awards, which include, Charter Mark, Sport England and Healthy School award. The school also have many clubs, which include football and netball to chess and creative writing. The school also has an "Eco Council" to help the environment in the school grounds.
The majority of Year 6 pupils go up to Kenton Comprehensive School.
[edit] Youth groups
There are several youth groups in and around the Kingston Park area. One such group is 733 (Newcastle Airport) Squadron of the Air Training Corps (ATC).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Dangerfield, Andrew (16 January 2007). "The continued rise of Tesco non-food". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6257331.stm. Retrieved 27 January 2007. "Staff roller blade in the UK's largest Tesco in Newcastle."
- ^ "Tesco to create UK's biggest store". Thisismoney.co.uk. 27 November 2006. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=415086&in_page_id=2. Retrieved 2007-01-27. "Currently, Tesco's largest store stands at 11,055 square metres (119,000 sq ft), while rivals Asda and Sainsbury's biggest shops are 10,219 and 8,082 square metres (110,000 and 86,990 sq ft)"
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