What is Rhyl?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Rhyl | welsh_name = Y Rhyl | country = {{flag|Wales}} | static_image_name = File:Rhyl_East_Parade_clock_tower.jpg | static_image_caption = Rhyl East Parade and clock tower | population = 25,149 | population_ref = {{small|(2011 census)}} | os_grid_reference = SJ015815 | map_alt = Map of Denbighshire, with a red dot showing the location of Rhyl | coordinates = {{coord|53.3191|-3.4916|display=inline,title}} | label_position = right | post_town = RHYL | postcode_area = LL | postcode_district = LL18 | dial_code = 01745 | constituency_westminster = [[Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]] | london_distance = | unitary_wales = [[Denbighshire]] | lieutenancy_wales = [[Clwyd]] }} '''Rhyl''' ({{lang-cy|Y Rhyl}}), pronounced ''Rill'', is a seaside [[resort]] and community in [[Denbighshire]] in North [[Wales]]. It is in the historic county of [[Flintshire (historic)|Flintshire]] and the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Clwyd]]. In 2011, the town's [[population]] was 25,149. This makes it one of the largest settlements in North Wales. The town was once an elegant [[Victorian era|Victorian]] resort. Influences from [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]], both cities in [[England]], after [[World War II]] changed the town. By 1990, the town had declined. However, since then the town has had major regeneration. It has a number of Grade II [[listed building]]s. An example is the Parish Church of St Thomas in Bath Street. It is listed as Grade II*. Very old documents refer to a small dwelling in the area called ''Ty'n Rhyl''. There is a manor house with that name that still exists in the town. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Rhyl_Seafront_-_geograph.org.uk_-_388762.jpg|Rhyl seafront File:Rhyl_Town_Centre_-_panoramio.jpg|Rhyl High Street File:Rhyl Coastal Walk - panoramio.jpg|Rhyl Coastal Walk </gallery> {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Wales]]