Weston Favell Shopping Centre - geograph

Weston Favell shopping centre sits on the outskirts of Northampton, in the East Midlands region of England and comprises 330,000 sq ft of retail space with 68 units across 2 levels. The scheme is anchored by Tesco which is one of the Top 10 Tesco Extra format stores in the UK in terms of size. Weston Favell shopping centre also has a great selection of multinational retailers including, Wilko, Boots, WH Smith and Costa Coffee as well as a unique selection of independent retailers and service providers. The centre, which opened in 1974, is located close to many other public facilities including Lings Forum Leisure Centre, a doctors surgery,

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, two churches and a police station. There is also a small retail park at the rear of the centre.

Stores

The centre's main attraction is the large

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store which covers most of the first floor. Aside from that the centre has many shops, banks and food outlets, a full list can be found on thei
website

Refurbishment

Plans were released in October 2014 to give the centre a £4 million refurbishment to mark the centres 40th anniversary. The last refurbishment to the centre took place in 2002 when an extension was added to the south of the centre.

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