Parks · North East England
Kingston Park
In or near Westerhope.
Kingston Park in England North East, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingston Park · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kingston Park is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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 United Kingdom for one period of time. Kingston Park is served by Kingston Park station on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The area was largely built between the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. Its Metro station was not part of the original system, the area not having the required population density when the network was first planned. In the 2010s, the Newcastle Great Park development began to extend north from Kingston Park, with the Greenside Estate being located immediately north of Kingston Park Road. The residential areas were originally named Kingston Park, Kenton Bank Foot, Tudor Grange and Ouseburn Park, although over time all of these have come to be known collectively as Kingston Park. Most of the housing to the south of Kingston Park Metro station was built by developers such as Leech…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0120, -1.6660
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE3 2PA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Nearest railway station
- Kingston Park — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q864459 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingston Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingston Park?
- Kingston Park is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 2PA), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Kingston Park?
- Kingston Park in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kingston Park?
- The nearest railway station is Kingston Park, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE3 2PA.
- Is Kingston Park a protected site?
- Yes — Kingston Park is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Kingston Park free to visit?
- Yes, Kingston Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kingston Park?
- The nearest railway station is Kingston Park, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 2PA.