Towns & cities · North Wales
Shotwick
Shotwick — village and former civil parish in Cheshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hawarden Bridge · 3.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shotwick, the nearest railway station is Hawarden Bridge, located 3.4 km away. Entry to the town is free. The postcode for Shotwick is CH1, which can be used for sat-nav coordinates.
About
Shotwick is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: CH1. Wikidata describes it as: "village and former civil parish in Cheshire, UK". Coordinates: 53.2390°, -2.9940°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Shotwick is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Puddington, on the southern end of the Wirral Peninsula in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the county of Flintshire on the England–Wales border. The village was located on the River Dee until it was canalised in 1736 after which the reclaimed land has since developed into the neighbouring Deeside Industrial Park.
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Background
History
Shotwick is recorded in the Domesday book (1086), within the Cheshire Hundred of Willaston, with six households listed. Shotwick Castle was built about 1093 by Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester, at what is now Shotwick Park and near the River Dee, before the area succumbed to the effects of silting. The Norman castle lay in ruins by the 17th century and now only the foundations remain. Henry II left from Shotwick for Ireland and Edward I used the port to leave for Wales in 1278. 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, 70 in 1951 and 58 in 2001. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2015…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2390, -2.9940
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Puddington
- Postcode
- CH1
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Nearest railway station
- Hawarden Bridge — 3.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1829254 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shotwick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Houses in Shotwick - geograph.org.uk - 203126.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
St Michael's Church, Shotwick
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Oakwood Farm Touring Park
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Burton’s Acre
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Saughall
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War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 2.9 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shotwick?
- Shotwick is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH1), in the parish of Puddington.
- What is Shotwick?
- Shotwick — village and former civil parish in Cheshire, UK.
- How do I get to Shotwick?
- The nearest railway station is Hawarden Bridge, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CH1.
- Is Shotwick free to visit?
- Yes, Shotwick is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shotwick?
- The nearest railway station is Hawarden Bridge, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH1.