Rhyl


 
 

Rhyl ( Y Rhyl) is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea, in the administrative county of Denbighshire and the traditional county of Flintshire, North Wales, United Kingdom, at the mouth of the River Clwyd ( Yr Afon Clwyd). Once an elegant Victorian resort, a large influx of people from Liverpool and Manchester after the Second World War had a huge impact on the Welsh language in the town and surrounding area.

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This resort town has a population of about 27,000.

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Rhyl Football Club is currently one of the most successful teams in the Welsh football pyramid -- in the 2003-04 season they won the Welsh Premiership championship, the Welsh Cup, and the Welsh League Cup, and were losing finalists for the FAW Premier Cup.

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Seaside town: REDIRECT Seaside resort...

Irish Sea: The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean (the Celtic Sea) by St George's Channel between the Republic of Ireland and Wales to the south and by the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland to the north-east. The Isle of Man lie...

Denbighshire: Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a principal area and traditional county in North Wales....

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Introduction
Tourist Attractions
Sea and beach
Famous people
External links
 


 

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