Rhyl
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Rhyl Welsh Y Rhyl |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 19 ′ N , 3 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SJ015815 | ||
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| Residents | 25,149 (2011) | ||
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| Post town | RHYL | ||
| ZIP code section | LL18 | ||
| prefix | 01745 | ||
| Part of the country | Wales | ||
| Preserved County | Clwyd | ||
| Unitary authority | Denbighshire | ||
| Community | Rhyl | ||
| British Parliament | Vale of Clwyd | ||
Rhyl [ rɪl ] ( Welsh Y Rhyl [ ə ˈr̥ɨl ]) is a seaside resort with community status in Denbighshire , Wales . The village lies within the confines of traditional Flintshire at the mouth of the River Clwyd on the Welsh north-east coast. To the west of Rhyl are the suburb of Kinmel Bay , the seaside resort of Towyn and Abergele , to the east of Prestatyn and to the south of Rhuddlan . In 2011 Rhyl had 25,149 inhabitants. The agglomeration Abergele-Rhyl-Prestatyn has over 60,000 inhabitants.
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The origin of the place name Rhyl is disputed. Attempts at interpretation lead him back to Welsh Yr Heol ("The Road") or Ty'n yr haul ("House in the Sun").
Rhyl was a fishing village until the 1830s . Due to its increasing importance as a seaside resort, Rhyl grew considerably in the 19th century. In 1861 Rhyl had 2965 inhabitants; Hotels, a promenade pier (1867), a church and chapels were built for various religious communities. The Rhyl Pier was originally 2,355 feet (718 meters) long and had its own railway. After damage from a fire and storms, it was in an increasingly poor condition at the beginning of the 20th century and has been closed for safety reasons since 1913. In 1930 the pier was reopened in a shortened form. When it closed again in 1966, it was only 330 feet (a good 100 meters) long. In 1973 it was demolished.
The end of the 20th century was a time of decline for Rhyl. In 2000 the West End of Rhyl was named the most socially deprived area in Wales. Since then, investments have been made in projects to increase the attractiveness of Rhyl for locals and tourists, including funds from the EU structural funds .
traffic
Rhyl has a train station on the North Wales Coast Line . It is served by Avanti West Coast trains, which run between Holyhead and London's Euston Station , and Transport for Wales, which has trains to Cardiff and Manchester .
The A548 connects Rhyl with the A55 ("North Wales Expressway").
Attractions
Rhyl has several listed ( " listed ") Structures category Grade II . The Parish Church of St. Thomas on Bath Street is listed as a particularly significant building with Grade II * on the list of monuments. The neo-Gothic church is the work of architect George Gilbert Scott . The buildings of the Midland Bank , the station building together with two signal boxes and a telephone booth, the Royal Alexandra Hospital , the Baptist Church on Sussex Street, the Town Hall , the Swan Pub on Russell Road, a war memorial and are among the listed buildings the Church of the Presbyterian Church of Wales on Clwyd Street.
At Marine Lake , an artificial lake with an area of 12 hectares created in 1895, there used to be tourist facilities with an amusement park and a zoo . After the amusement park was relocated to Ocean Beach in 1954 , the facilities on Marine Lake were removed in the 1960s. The only remaining original tourist attraction on Marine Lake is the park railway Rhyl Miniature Railway , which was turned around the lake and opens 1,911th There is also a playground and several water sports clubs by the lake.
The amusement park on Ocean Beach was closed in 2007 and the facilities demolished as residential buildings, cafes and pubs were to be built on the area. However, this project called Ocean Plaza did not materialize. The plans for the development of the area have since been reduced and, among other things, no longer included residential buildings, as new rules to prevent flood damage no longer allow this. It was opened as a shopping district in 2017 under the new name Marina Quay .
Sports
The football club Rhyl FC was Welsh champions in 2004 and 2009 .
Personalities
- Edward Ross Wharton (1844-1896), classical philologist and genealogist
- Ruth Ellis (1926–1955), last woman executed in Great Britain
- Don Oakes (1928–1977), football player
- Vernon R. Young (1937-2004), biochemist
- Sara Sugarman (* 1962), actress and director
- Alexa Davies (* 1995), actress
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rhyl Parish. Local Area Report ( English ) In: 2011 Census Report for areas in England and Wales . Office for National Statistics. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Robin Turner: This is how the Welsh place you live got its name ( English ) In: Wales Online . May 7, 2016. Accessed July 11, 2020.
- ^ History of Rhyl, in Denbighshire and Flintshire ( English ) GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Rhyl ( English ) In: National Piers Society . Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ a b End of an era for Rhyl's funfair ( English ) In: BBC News . September 2, 2007. Accessed July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Dean Kirby: 'Our town is sick of waiting for Brexit' - Welsh resort wants Boris Johnson to act on his promises ( English ) In: iNews . July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ a b Parish Church of St Thomas ( English ) In: British Listed Buildings . Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Listed Buildings in Rhyl, Denbighshire ( English ) In: British Listed Buildings . Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Emma Cooke: The fascinating stories behind Britain's forgotten theme parks ( English ) In: The Telegraph . January 8, 2020. Accessed July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Rhyl Miniature Railway ( English ) Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Kelly Williams: Rhyl Ocean Plaza: Backlash over downsized plans for derelict funfair . In: North Wales Live . S. English. February 5, 2014. Accessed July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Kelly Williams: 11 things helping to change the face of Rhyl - and what is planned next ( English ) In: North Wales Live . January 1, 2020. Accessed July 19, 2020.