Shotton

town and community in Flintshire, Wales
Place town Q2355142
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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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . List of Standardised Welsh Place-names. comisiynyddygymraeg.cymru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . List of Standardised Welsh Place-names. comisiynyddygymraeg.cymru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nomisweb.co.uk. nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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