Shotton

Summary

Shotton is a town^[1]. Shotton ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shotton is located in Flintshire^[3].
• Shotton is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Shotton's image is recorded as The Central Hotel, Shotton (geograph 3800291).jpg^[5].
• Shotton's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Shotton's instance of is recorded as community^[7].
• Shotton's locator map image is recorded as 2024 Wales Flintshire Community Shotton map.svg^[8].
• Shotton's postal code is recorded as CH5^[9].
• Shotton's Commons category is recorded as Shotton, Flintshire^[10].
• Shotton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11275929^[11].
• Shotton's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9309 (cym)-Jason.nlw-Shotton.wav^[12].
• Shotton's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ305685^[13].
• Shotton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.209, 'lon': -3.042}^[14].
• Shotton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0329pw^[15].
• Shotton's authority is recorded as Shotton Town Council^[16].
• Shotton's GSS code is recorded as W04000208^[17].
• Shotton's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 70010fa8-65f8-4379-874d-520302bd91ae^[18].
• Shotton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6663'}^[19].
• Shotton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6499'}^[20].
• Shotton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6265'}^[21].
• Shotton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shotton'}^[22].
• Shotton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Shotton'}^[23].
• Shotton's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7301173^[24].
• Shotton's GeoNames ID is recorded as 12261578^[25].
• Shotton's BBC Things ID is recorded as bbbbedfc-720b-49cf-9cc5-109bb6ebbdd9^[26].
• Shotton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+233.75'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Shotton is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Shotton is located in Flintshire^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shotton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+233.75'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6663'}^[19], {'amount': '+6499'}^[20], and {'amount': '+6265'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6] and community^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shotton include Shotton railway station^[28], a railway station^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1972^[31].

Why It Matters

Shotton ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2] Shotton has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Shotton is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Shotton include Shotton railway station^[28], a railway station^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1972^[31].