Northumberland Park is a place in the

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North Tyneside North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It forms part of the greater Tyneside conurbation. North Tyneside Council is headquartered at Cobalt Park, Wallsend. North Tyneside is bordered by Ne ...

. Although built as an individual settlement along the

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, it is often referred to as being part of

Shiremoor Shiremoor is a village in Tyne and Wear, Northern England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside and formerly governed under Northumberland. In the 2011 census, it was included in the Tynemouth area of Tyneside. It is near the Nor ...

. There are two main housing estates in Northumberland Park and a Metro station, also named Northumberland Park. The Northumberland Park estate should not be confused with Northumberland Park on King Edwards Road, North Shields which is a park that opened in 1885.

Economy

There are a number of retail outlets in Northumberland park situated next to the Metro station. The main outlet is a purpose-built

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Northumberland Park, Tyne And Wear Populated places in Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside