Shotton, Flintshire

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Shotton
Population c. 9,000
OS grid reference SJ305685
Principal area Flintshire
Ceremonial county Clwyd
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DEESIDE
Postcode district CH5
Dial code 01244
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Wales
UK Parliament Alyn and Deeside
European Parliament Wales
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Shotton is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. 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 Staybridge 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.

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Coordinates: 53.20900° N 3.04208° W

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