Shotton is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, joined with Connah's Quay, near the border with England.

It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Chester and can be reached by road from the A548.

This name derives from the Welsh language word Celyn (meaning Holly) and has persisted in one form or another throughout the town's history.

By 1822, Richard Willett recorded the name as Kyllins, which he says contains "one of the parish's most notable ancient houses".

The town grew from the 18th century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland.