Rhyl facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rhyl
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 Rhyl seafront. |
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 Rhyl
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| Population | 25,149 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ015815 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RHYL |
| Postcode district | LL18 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Rhyl is a long-popular Welsh seaside resort town and community in the county of Denbighshire. It lies within the historic boundaries of Flintshire, on the north-east coast of Wales at the mouth of the River Clwyd (Welsh: Afon Clwyd). To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay and the resort of Towyn beyond, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south Rhuddlan. At the 2011 Census, Rhyl had a population of 25,149. The conurbation of Abergele–Rhyl–Prestatyn has a population of over 60,000, with Rhyl-Kinmel Bay having 31,229.
Once an elegant Victorian resort, an influx from Liverpool and Manchester after the Second World War changed the face of the town. It had declined dramatically by 1990, but has since been improved by regeneration projects that bring in major investment. Several million pounds of European Union funding secured by the Welsh Government has been spent on developing the seafront.
Images for kids
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Rhyl Town Hall
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Rhyl clock tower and East Parade
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David Cox, Rhyl Sands (c.1854), depicting the Rhyl seafront
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Former Ocean Beach Funfair site (December 2007)
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Electoral wards in and surrounding Rhyl (county=pink; town=grey)
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See also
In Spanish: Rhyl para niños
