Kingston Park

For the place in Adelaide, see Kingston Park, South Australia. For the rugby ground, see Kingston Park (stadium).

Kingston Park,
Tesco Kingston Park (2007)
Kingston Park, is located in Tyne and Wear
Kingston Park,
Kingston Park,
Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid referenceNZ214686
• London242 miles (389 km)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode districtNE3
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°00′43″N 1°39′58″W / 55.012°N 1.666°W / 55.012; -1.666

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.[2] Kingston Park is served by Kingston Park station on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

  1. ^ "Election Maps".
  2. ^ Dangerfield, Andrew (16 January 2007). "The continued rise of Tesco non-food". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2007. Staff roller blade in the UK's largest Tesco in Newcastle.