| Shotwick Park | |
|---|---|
 Shotwick Castle earthworks | |
  Shotwick Park Location withinCheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ354711 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH1 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°13′59″N2°57′58″W / 53.233°N 2.966°W /53.233; -2.966 | |
Shotwick Park is a formercivil parish, now in the parishes ofSaughall and Shotwick Park andPuddington, in the unitary authority area ofCheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county ofCheshire, England. Located between the villages ofShotwick andSaughall, it is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) north west ofChester and close to theWelsh border. Shotwick Park was formerly anextra-parochial area, in 1858 Shotwick Park became a civil parish,[1] on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form "Saughall and Shotwick Park", part also incorporated into the parish ofPuddington.[2]
The area is the location of the remnants ofShotwick Castle (grid referenceSJ349704), built about 1093 byHugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester.[3] ThisNormanmotte and bailey fortification was constructed as part of the Welsh border defences in the area. The land surrounding the castle became enclosed as a park in 1327.[3][4]By the 1620s, the castle was in a ruinous condition.[4][5]
According to the 1831 edition ofA Topographical Dictionary of England, Shotwick Park was "an extra-parochial liberty" within theWirral Hundred. The liberty comprised "970 acres, the soil of which is clay."[5] It became a civil parish in 1858. The population was recorded at 25 in 1801, 13 in 1851, 8 in 1901, 78 in 1951 and 56 in 2001.[2]
Shotwick Park is a rural residential area with communal amenities provided in the nearby village ofSaughall. A small industrial estate development also exists at Shotwick Park.
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