Aston, Flintshire
| Aston | |
|---|---|
Around Aston Park, there is much countryside as well as industry | |
Aston Location within Flintshire | |
| Area | 0.8368 km2 (0.3231 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,850 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 3,406/km2 (8,820/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SJ304674 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEESIDE |
| Postcode district | CH5 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Aston, also known as Aston Park, is a village in the community of Hawarden, in the principal area of Flintshire, north Wales. It is near to Hawarden and Shotton, in a relatively urban area, though there remains significant amount of countryside— Wepre Park is only a short distance away. In 2021, the wider built-up area had a population of 2,850.[1]
The Domesday Book lists Aston as a settlement in the Atiscross hundred of Cheshire.[2] The former manor house, now used as a retirement home,[3] is a Grade II* listed building.[4]. An Anglican church was built in 1938 near Old Aston Hill for the use of people in Aston and Ewloe.[5]
The area has several amenities, including shops, a hairdresser, an Indian takeaway, a bowling green, a park, a primary school, a pub[6] and Deeside Community Hospital. Aston Park Rangers is the local football team.
The A494 passes through Aston as a dual carriageway. The Welsh Assembly Government bought up and demolished 43 homes on the Aston Mead estate as part of a 2006 proposal to widen the road.[7] The widening proposal was rejected by a public inquiry held in 2007 and then withdrawn.[8][9] In 2016, 21 homes were built on the site.[10]
References
- ^ "Aston". City Population De. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Aston". Open Domesday. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Aston Hall Care Limited". Care Inspectorate Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". CADW. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "History". Holy Sprirt, Ewloe. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Evans, Arron (24 October 2025). "Mark Thomas and Andy Cooper take charge of The Plough Inn". leaderlive.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Demolition work begins on properties in Aston near A494". Daily Post. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "End of the road for long campaign". BBC. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Axe for superhighway plan hailed a victory". CheshireLive. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Nield-Siddall, Jamie (19 July 2016). "Gary Speed's parents launch work on Deeside housing estate which will named after him". leaderlive.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
External links
- Aston Bowling Club (Archived website from 2007)
- Aston Park Rangers