Shotton, Flintshire
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  Shotton shown within the United Kingdom |
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| Population | c. 9,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Flintshire |
| Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEESIDE |
| Postcode district | CH5 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Alyn and Deeside |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Flintshire | |
Shotton is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. It is continuous with the towns of Connah's Quay and Queensferry in what is called Deeside. It has a population of around 9,000 people.
Originally founded by Anglo-Saxons, the town grew from the eighteenth century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland. Steel works later grew up, and Shotton also became a railway junction.
The steel works was originally owned by John Summers and Sons, a Stalybridge ironworks company. It was later bought by the government under British Steel. It was privatised and acquired by Corus Group, which still maintains operations.
The town lies under the Hawarden Bridge, completed in 1889 and originally a swing-opening bridge.
