Shotton, Flintshire
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 A view from the railway bridge, showing Chester Road |
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| Shotton shown within Flintshire | |
| Population | 16,775 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ305685 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEESIDE |
| Postcode district | CH5 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Shotton is a town in Flintshire, Wales, lying within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, adjoining Connah's Quay, near the border with England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Chester and can be reached by road from the A548. The name probably derives from Anglo-Saxon Scēot-tūn = "farmstead on or near a steep slope". At the 2011 Census Shotton had a population of 16,775.
Founded by Anglo-Saxons, the town grew from the eighteenth century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland. , and Shotton also became a railway junction.
The town lies under the Hawarden Bridge, which was completed in 1889 as a swing-opening bridge.
Shotton is served by the following schools:
Deeside is served by a citizen led hyperlocal news website deeside.com which is a collaborative community resource set up 2013.
Transport links include Shotton railway station, situated on the Borderlands Line and the North Wales Coast Line.
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