Kingston, Milton Keynes
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 the Milton Keynes urban area. The District Centre houses a Tesco hypermarket and other UK high street names, such as Aldi, Boots, Wilko, and other retail outlets. The centre also has a small local library, a meeting place and a separate restaurant building on the Southern ring road. Its Marks and Spencer closed in February 2020
According to Milton Keynes City Council, Kingston, Wolverton, Bletchley and Westcroft form the second tier in the retail hierarchy of the city, below Central Milton Keynes.
Bounded by Chaffron Way to the north, Tongwell St to the east, Standing Way to the south and Newport Rd to the east, the rest of the district consists of motor dealers, light industry factories and warehouses, including a Costco wholesale.
Transport
Rail
The closest inter-city service is provided at on the West Coast Main Line, roughly to the west, and services on the Marston Vale Line are provided at, roughly to the south-east.Road
The Milton Keynes grid road system connects the district to other local destinations, whilst for accessing national routes, the M1 motorway is easily accessible via junctions 13 and 14, located to the south-east and to the north-west, respectively.Bus
The district is served by Arriva buses which only connect to other destinations in Milton Keynes: 3/3A, 8/8A/8E and 9/9A.MK City Council also operates an on demand bus service known as "MK Connect", which serves the whole MK unitary authority area, including Kingston.