County Square
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County Square is a shopping centre in Ashford
, Kent
, England
. It is one of three main shopping facilities in the town, others being Park Mall and the Ashford Designer Outlet
.
Home Store which later became a Littlewoods
. The centre was known for its Oast roundel style confectionary and advertising hoardings. It was covered by a large glass roof and a substantial redevelopment in the late 1980s.
, as well as stores such as New Look, Jane Norman
, H&M
, Next, River Island
and Waterstones. The extension saw the centre double in size, increase its store total to 60 and increase its car parking facilities to 600.
The Extension to the centre was furthered in January 2010 with the introduction of GZ Computers, which was positioned in the older part of the centre prior to the extension. Watch Town, an independent watch store was also introduced into the centre, as well as SilverLeaf, an independent jewelerrs. A kiosk selling confectionary, drinks, tobacco and newspapers (managed by the staff who operate Ashford News in the town's Bank Street) has also been introduced into the new extension.
It is also rumoured that a milkshake bar will be opening in one of the vacant outlets in The Oval, between Debenhams
and Nex
in the near future.
Due to the extension and resultant re-branding of County Square, also known as CSQ, the centre has been separated into 6 areas: North Mall, Main Square, Central Mall, South Square, South Mall and The Oval.
offer late opening during their sale periods. Please note that on Sundays, due to British Sunday trading legislation, larger stores open at 11:00.
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is one of three main shopping facilities in the town, others being Park Mall and the Ashford Designer Outlet
Ashford Designer Outlet
The Ashford Designer Outlet is a shopping centre in Ashford, Kent, England.The McArthur Glen Ashford Designer Outlet was designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers and engineers Buro Happold, and opened in March 2000...
.
History
The centre was originally an open air shopping area named The Tufton Centre. It was originally home to an International Stores and TescoTesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
Home Store which later became a Littlewoods
Littlewoods
Littlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling company founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by John Moores in 1923.It started as a shopping catalogue company, processing orders by post in the early 1970s. In 1981, it expanded to a call centre, processing orders via telephone. At its...
. The centre was known for its Oast roundel style confectionary and advertising hoardings. It was covered by a large glass roof and a substantial redevelopment in the late 1980s.
Extension
On 20 March 2007, County Square opened itts new extended shopping mall to accommodate its new anchor store DebenhamsDebenhams
Debenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...
, as well as stores such as New Look, Jane Norman
Jane Norman
Jane Norman is an English clothing company, selling clothing aimed at women. In early 2007, Jane Norman reported a 45% rise in profits over 2006, and released plans to open 100 more stores around the country, having already almost doubled their number from the year before, to 116.The company was...
, H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....
, Next, River Island
River Island
River Island is one of Britain's best known high street fashion brands and can be found in most cities across the UK. The brand also has stores in Singapore, Turkey, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Middle East.-History:...
and Waterstones. The extension saw the centre double in size, increase its store total to 60 and increase its car parking facilities to 600.
The Extension to the centre was furthered in January 2010 with the introduction of GZ Computers, which was positioned in the older part of the centre prior to the extension. Watch Town, an independent watch store was also introduced into the centre, as well as SilverLeaf, an independent jewelerrs. A kiosk selling confectionary, drinks, tobacco and newspapers (managed by the staff who operate Ashford News in the town's Bank Street) has also been introduced into the new extension.
It is also rumoured that a milkshake bar will be opening in one of the vacant outlets in The Oval, between Debenhams
Debenhams
Debenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...
and Nex
Nex
Nex is a suburban shopping mall in Serangoon, within the North-East Region of Singapore. The largest mall in the Northeast region and one of the largest suburban malls in the country, it has an integrated air-conditioned Serangoon Bus Interchange, the fifth bus interchange in Singapore which is...
in the near future.
Due to the extension and resultant re-branding of County Square, also known as CSQ, the centre has been separated into 6 areas: North Mall, Main Square, Central Mall, South Square, South Mall and The Oval.
Opening Hours
The opening hours of County Square Shopping Centre are listed below. Not all stores follow these opening and closing hours, for example DebenhamsDebenhams
Debenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...
offer late opening during their sale periods. Please note that on Sundays, due to British Sunday trading legislation, larger stores open at 11:00.
- Monday 09:00 - 18:00
- Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
- Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
- Thursday 09:00 - 20:00
- Friday 09:00 - 18:00
- Saturday 09:00 - 18:00
- Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Cafes & Restaurants
- BHS Restaurant
- Costa Coffee
- Douwe Egberts Coffee At Debenhams
- Muffin Break
- Revive Juice Bar
Fashion
- British Home Stores
- Bon Marche
- Next
- PeacocksPeacocks (retailer)Peacocks, is a fast fashion retailer based in Cardiff, Wales. The chain is owned by The Peacock Group plc and employs over 6,000 people. There are currently over 600 Peacocks stores in the United Kingdom and more than 200 in 12 overseas countries...
- Claire'sClaire'sClaire's is a retailer of accessories and jewelry to girls and young women. Claire's has over 3,000 locations worldwide: their stores are in 95% of all U.S. shopping malls, and in 33 countries...
- River IslandRiver IslandRiver Island is one of Britain's best known high street fashion brands and can be found in most cities across the UK. The brand also has stores in Singapore, Turkey, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Middle East.-History:...
- New Look
- Jane NormanJane NormanJane Norman is an English clothing company, selling clothing aimed at women. In early 2007, Jane Norman reported a 45% rise in profits over 2006, and released plans to open 100 more stores around the country, having already almost doubled their number from the year before, to 116.The company was...
- DebenhamsDebenhamsDebenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...
- Marks & SpencerMarks & SpencerMarks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
- H&MH&MH & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....
- Azuri
- Claires Accessories
Health & Beauty
- Fragrance Shop
- SuperdrugSuperdrugSuperdrug Stores PLC is Britain's second-largest beauty and health retailer behind Boots. Superdrug - part of the AS Watson Group which in turn is part of the Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa - is a UK based company with over 890 stores, which since 2006, includes the Republic of Ireland...
- The Body ShopThe Body ShopThe Body Shop International plc, known as The Body Shop, has 2,400 stores in 61 countries, and is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world, following O Boticario, a Brazilian company...
- Diamonds & Pearls
- Regis Hairstylists
- Supercuts
Music, Phone & Electrical
- Carphone Warehouse
- GZ Computers
- GAMEGAME (retailer)The Game Group plc is a British video games retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index....
- HMV
- VodafoneVodafoneVodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
- Orange Mobile
- 3 Store
- Jessops
- Sky