Shotton, Flintshire

at , Chester , CH5 1 United Kingdom

1. City
2. Landmark

Description

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 6,663.HistoryFounded by Anglo-Saxons, the town grew from the eighteenth century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland. Shotton also became a railway junction. Although known as Shotton Steelworks, the majority of the neighbouring large plant owned by Tata Steel lies in Connah's Quay.The town lies under the Hawarden Bridge, which was completed in 1889 as a swing-opening bridge.EducationShotton is served by the following schools: John Summers High School (formerly Deeside High School). Taliesin Junior School, built 1972, an English medium school in the town. In 2003 it had 182 pupils. It is named after the 6th century Welsh bard Taliesin.

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Shotton, Flintshire is Chester based place and this enity listed in City category. CH5 1. Contact phone number of Shotton, Flintshire: +44 1244 830018