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Rhyl
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Also known as Rhyl, Denbighshire, Rhyl, Wales

Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the north coast of Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd.

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UK place.country
Wales
UK place.welsh_name
Y Rhyl
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
Vale of Clwyd
UK place.constituency_westminster
Clwyd North
UK place.official_name
Rhyl
UK place.population
26,992
UK place.population_ref
(2021)
UK place.community_wales
Rhyl
UK place.unitary_wales
Denbighshire
UK place.lieutenancy_wales
Clwyd
UK place.post_town
RHYL
UK place.postcode_district
LL18
UK place.postcode_area
LL
UK place.dial_code
01745
UK place.os_grid_reference
SJ015815
UK place.module
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Official name
Rhyl
Population
24889
Image
Rhyl Seafront - geograph.org.uk - 388762.jpg
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OS grid reference
SJ015815
postal code
LL18
Commons category
Rhyl
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18 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Buildings, landmarks and attractions
  • Marine Lake
  • Governance
  • Sport
  • Transport
  • Education
  • Media
  • Notable people
  • Music
  • Politics
  • The arts
  • Scholarship and literature
  • Sport
  • Stage and broadcasting
  • Climate
  • References
  • External links

Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the north coast of Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd.

To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan and St Asaph. At the 2011 Census, Rhyl had a population of 25,149, with Rhyl–Kinmel Bay having 31,229. Rhyl forms a conurbation with Prestatyn and its two outlying villages, the Rhyl/Prestatyn Built-up area, whose 2011 population of 46,267 makes it North Wales's most populous non-city. Rhyl was once an elegant Victorian resort town, but suffered rapid decline around the 1990s and 2000s; attempts have been made to reverse this through county investment, equal to around £15 million from Denbighshire County, however, the outcomes have been perceived with varying levels of success.

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