Shotton
Shotton is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, joined with Connah's Quay, near the border with England.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ewloe Castle and Shotton railway station.
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
Nearby places include Deeside and Hawarden.
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.
Hawarden
Village
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Hawarden is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home to Hawarden Castle.
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, Wales on the River Dee and next to the border with England.
Shotton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2103° or 53° 12′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.0382° or 3° 2′ 17″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C5R6X66+4PGeoNames ID
7301173
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