Shotton, Deeside — A Mini History

Phil Woods
8 min readNov 8, 2022
Chester Road West, Shotton. Photo Copyright The Francis Frith Collection

A while ago I decided to write a short history of Connah’s Quay and there was a lot of interest. I think it was probably the most well received article ever. I posted it in a Facebook group dedicated to Shotton and the members asked if I would do one about their own town, I said I would and therefore I started my research. So here is a potted history of the town. It won’t contain everything, so apologies if I miss anything out…

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Phil Woods

I’ve been a writer for many years, mainly writing comedy or F1, sometimes local politics. I have also been a radio presenter. I enjoy writing about family law.