53°19N 3°29W, pop (2000e) 24 400. Seaside resort town in Denbighshire, NE Wales, UK; in Abergele-Rhyl-Prestatyn urban area; at mouth of Clwyd R; railway; furniture, tourism; funfair, promenade, Floral Hall, Sun Centre, Pavilion Theatre.
Rhyl (Welsh: 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 (Welsh: Yr Afon Clwyd).
Rhyl railway station has through trains to and from London, Crewe, Cardiff and Manchester.
Rhyl Football Club are 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 in the FAW Premier Cup.
It was in Rhyl that the infamous egg-throwing attack on John Prescott occurred, during campaigning for the 2001 General Election.
Tourist attractions
Rhyl's most famous monument was the original Pavilion, an elegant ornate building with five domes, which was demolished in the 1970s.
On the East Parade, can be found the SeaQuarium and the popular Rhyl Suncentre - an indoor leisure swimming pool featuring an indoor monorail, as well as Europe's first indoor surfing pool.
The Marine Lake used to be a popular tourist destination, with fairground rides and even, many years ago, a zoo.
Famous people
Famous former inhabitants of Rhyl include Hollywood director Sara Sugarman, and Nerys Hughes, television actress.
Lee Trundle, Swansea City Football Club's striker, and Bayern Munich midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, both have strong family ties with Rhyl, as does comedian Lee Evans.
Former Visage singer Steve Strange (real name, Steve Harrington) went to junior school in nearby Kinmel Bay.
Lisa Scott-Lee, a former member of the band Steps, is from nearby St Asaph.
Infamous people
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain (1955), was born in the town in 1927.
The "A6 lay-by murderer" James Hanratty claimed he was in Rhyl at the time of his supposed crime, staying at a guesthouse in Kinmel Street.
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