Aston Park, Flintshire

Aston Park
Around Aston Park, there is a lot of countryside and also a lot of industry
Aston Park
Aston Park shown within Flintshire
OS grid reference	SJ304674
Principal area	Flintshire
Ceremonial county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEESIDE
Postcode district	CH5
Dialling code	01244
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Alyn and Deeside
Welsh Assembly	Alyn and Deeside
List of places UK Wales Flintshire 53°11′53″N 3°02′24″W / 53.198°N 3.040°W / 53.198; -3.040Coordinates: 53°11′53″N 3°02′24″W / 53.198°N 3.040°W / 53.198; -3.040

Aston Park, also known as Aston, is a small, residential village in Flintshire, North Wales. It is near to Hawarden and Shotton, alongside the A494 road, and it is often incorrectly referred to as Higher Shotton. It is situated in a fairly urban area but there is still a lot of countryside - Wepre Country Park is only a short distance away.

In the village there are some shops, a hairdresser, an Indian takeaway, a bowling green, a park, a primary school and a hospital, Deeside Community Hospital. Aston Park Rangers is the local football team.

Former footballer Gary Speed grew up in the village.

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