Shotton is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, one mile south-east of the town of Connah's Quay, six miles west of the major city of Chester, 119 miles north of Cardiff, and 170 miles north-west of London. Shotton lies three miles west of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Shotton falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH5 postcode district. The post town for Shotton is Deeside.
Shotton is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire.
Ceremonial County | Clwyd |
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Historic County | Flintshire |
Administrative County | Sir y Fflint - Flintshire |
Shotton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shotton is CH5 1LR.
Shotton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CH5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CH5 postcode district.
The post town for Shotton is Deeside. Shotton is in the CH5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Deeside.
The centre of Shotton is located at position 53.20402° latitude and -3.03856° longitude.
Latitude | 53.20402° |
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Longitude | -3.03856° |
The centre of Shotton is located at the grid reference easting 330727 and northing 367942 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330727 |
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Northing | 367942 |
Position of Shotton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shotton to the centre of the town.
Position of Shotton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shotton to the centre of the city.