Aston, Flintshire

Aston
Around Aston Park, there is much countryside as well as industry
Aston
Location within Flintshire
Area0.8368 km2 (0.3231 sq mi)
Population2,850 (2021 census)
• Density3,406/km2 (8,820/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSJ304674
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDEESIDE
Postcode districtCH5
Dialling code01244
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
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.

The Domesday Book lists Aston as a settlement in the Atiscross hundred of Cheshire. The former manor house, now used as a retirement home, is a Grade II* listed building.. An Anglican church was built in 1938 near Old Aston Hill for the use of people in Aston and Ewloe.

The area has several amenities, including shops, a hairdresser, an Indian takeaway, a bowling green, a park, a primary school, a pub 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. The widening proposal was rejected by a public inquiry held in 2007 and then withdrawn. In 2016, 21 homes were built on the site.