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Shotwick
Shotwick shown within Cheshire |
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| OS grid reference | SJ337718 |
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| Parish | Shotwick |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH1 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | City of Chester |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Shotwick is a village and civil parish on the Wirral Peninsula in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is situated close to the border with Wales (Map)
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Henry II left from Shotwick for Ireland and Edward I used the port to leave for Wales in 1278.[1]
Shotwick Castle was built about 1093 by Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester,[2] sited at what is now Shotwick Park and near the River Dee, before the area succumbed to the effects of silting.[3] The Norman castle lay in ruins by the 17th century and now only the foundations remain.
The village, including part of the hamlet of Two Mills was within the Wirral Hundred, with a population of 95 in 1801, 100 in 1851, 82 in 1901 and 70 in 1951.[4]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shotwick Shotwick] at Wikimedia Commons
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