Kingston, Milton Keynes

Kingston
Kingston
	Kingston Mapping © OpenStreetMap Kingston Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference	SP905385
Civil parish	Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow;
Unitary authority	Borough of Milton Keynes;
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district	MK10
Dialling code	01908
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Milton Keynes North;
	List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 52°02′14″N 0°41′08″W / 52.0372°N 0.6855°W

Kingston is a district in the east side of Milton Keynes, in the civil parish of Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow.

Kingston District Centre is a large retail development that serves this side of Milton Keynes (its home parish, Broughton, Middleton, the parish of Walton, and Newport Pagnell). The District Centre houses a Tesco hypermarket and other UK high street names, such as Boots, Marks and Spencer and other retail outlets. The centre also has a small local library and a meeting place.

According to Milton Keynes Borough Council, Kingston, Wolverton, Bletchley and Westcroft form the second tier in the retail hierarchy of Milton Keynes, below Central Milton Keynes.^[1]

Bounded by Chafron Way (H7) to the north, Tongwell St (A4146) to the east, Standing Way (A421) to the south and Newport Rd (A5130) to the east, the rest of the district consists of a motor dealer, light industry factories and warehouses.

References

^ Town Centres and the Retail Hierarchy.

External links

Shopping in and Around Milton Keynes: Kingston – MKweb

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[1] Town Centres and the Retail Hierarchy.

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