Shotton

Places of Interest

Ewloe Castle

Castle

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Ewloe Castle is a native Welsh castle built by the Kingdom of Gwynedd near the village of Ewloe in Flintshire, Wales. The castle, which was one of the last fortifications to be built by the native Princes of Wales, was abandoned at the beginning of the invasion of Wales by Edward I in 1277.

Shotton railway station

Railway station

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Shotton railway station serves the towns of Connah's Quay, Queensferry and Shotton in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated where the Borderlands Line crosses the North Wales Coast Line.

Hawarden Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hawarden Bridge railway station is a railway station near Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. It is situated on the Borderlands line 13 miles north of Wrexham Central, on the north side of Hawarden Bridge over the River Dee.

Places in the Area

Deeside

Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Deeside is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee that flows from neighbouring Chester into the Dee Estuary.

Connah’s Quay

Town

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Connah's Quay, known locally as "The Quay" and formerly known as Wepre, is a town and community in Flintshire, on the River Dee and next to the border with England.

Buckley

Town

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Clwyd is a preserved county in the eastern part of North Wales. It consists of the unitary authorities Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, as well as Conwy. Buckley is situated 3½ miles southwest of Shotton.

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