Aston

Aston, also known as Aston Park, is a village in the community of , in the principal area of , north . It is near to Hawarden and , in a relatively urban area, though there remains significant amount of countryside— is only a short distance away.
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  • Type: Village with 2,850 residents
  • Description: village in Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Aston Park” and “Aston, Flintshire

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deeside Community Hospital and Gladstone’s Library.

Hospital building
is a community hospital in Aston Park, Flintshire, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Library
Gladstone's Library, known until 2010 as St Deiniol's Library, is a residential library in , , Wales, UK. Gladstone's Library is Britain's only Prime Ministerial Library and serves as the national memorial to William Ewart Gladstone.

Railway station
serves the towns of , and in , . It is situated where the Borderlands Line crosses the North Wales Coast Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deeside and Queensferry.

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

Village
is a town and community in , Wales, lying on the near the border. The community includes the village of . It is between , Shotton and Saltney Ferry.

Town
is a town and community in , Wales, within the conurbation along the River Dee, joined with , near the border with England.

Aston

Latitude
53.1991° or 53° 11′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.03704° or 3° 2′ 13″ west
Population
2,850
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
9C5R5XX7+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 487080921
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12263878
Wiki­data ID
Q4811017
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Aston” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Aston Park
  • Cebuano: Aston Park
  • Chinese: 阿斯顿公园
  • Dutch: Aston Park
  • French: Aston Park
  • Irish: Aston
  • Japanese: アストン・パーク
  • Swedish: Aston Park
  • Welsh: Aston, Sir y Fflint
  • Welsh: Aston
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Plough Inn, Shotton and Aston Crown Green Bowls Club.

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