Aston Park, also known as Aston, is a village in the community of
Hawarden
Hawarden (; cy, Penarlâg) is a village, community (Wales), community and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home ...
, in the principal area of
Flintshire
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, north
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. It is near to Hawarden and
Shotton, alongside the
A494 road
The A494 is a trunk road in Wales and England. The route, which is officially known as the Dolgellau to South of Birkenhead Trunk Road, runs between the terminus of the M56 motorway between Mollington and Capenhurst and the A470 at Dolgellau ...
, and it is often incorrectly referred to as Higher Shotton. It is situated in a fairly urban area but there is still much countryside -
Wepre Country Park is only a short distance away. In 2021 it had a population of 2850.
In the village there are some shops, a hairdresser, an
Indian takeaway
Indian cuisine consists of a variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to India. Given the diversity in soil, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, these cuisines vary substantially and use locally available spices, herb ...
, a bowling green, a park, a primary school and a hospital,
Deeside Community Hospital
Deeside Community Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymuned Glannau Dyfrdwy) is a community hospital in Aston Park, Flintshire, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
History
The hospital, which was commissioned to replace the ...
. Aston Park Rangers is the local football team.
References
External links
Aston Bowling Club(Archived website from 2007)
Aston Park Rangers
Villages in Flintshire
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