Place:Dunston, Northumberland, England

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NameDunston
TypeTown
Located inNorthumberland, England
Also located inTyne and Wear, England    
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Dunston was originally an independent village on the south bank of the River Tyne. It has now been absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in the English county of Tyne and Wear. Much of Dunston forms part of the inner Gateshead regeneration area.

The Dunston area is serviced by the Dunston railway station, along the Tyne Valley Line.

Dunston is now split into two distinct areas separated by the A1 dual carriageway. Much of the area south of the A1 is known as Dunston Hill.

To the west of Dunston is the site of Dunston Power Station, now demolished. The site is now home to the MetroCentre, which is the largest shopping and leisure centre in Britain. Another Dunston landmark is the Derwent Tower, commonly known as the "Dunston Rocket", a tower block that was once the highest in Gateshead, and was designed by the Owen Luder Partnership and completed in 1973. Which was demolished in 2012. Luder also designed the Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park in Gateshead town centre.

On 6 June 1993 the IRA attacked a gas holder in the nearby area of Low Team. The damage was limited and no one was injured.

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