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For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ...
Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ...
The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ...
Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ...
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North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd in north Wales. ...
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The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Welsh Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru) is the fire and rescue service covering the predominantly rural principal areas of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham in North Wales. ...
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Rhyl (IPA: [(ə) r̥ɨl] Welsh: Y Rhyl) is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea, with a population of roughly 35,000 including the suburbs of Kinmel Bay and Rhuddlan, in the county of Denbighshire (formerly Flintshire), northeast Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd (Welsh: Afon Clwyd). Once an elegant Victorian resort, there was an influx of people from Liverpool and Manchester after World War II. This had a huge impact on the town and surrounding area, affecting local culture and diminishing the prevalence of the Welsh language. The area had declined dramatically by 1990, but has since improved due to a series of regeneration projects. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...
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Rhuddlan is a town in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Clwyd. ...
Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ...
Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ...
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The River Clwyd is a river in north Wales. ...
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The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
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Rhyl railway station has through trains to and from London, Crewe, Holyhead, Cardiff and Manchester. Rhyl railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line and serves the major holiday resort of Rhyl. ...
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Rhyl Football Club are one of the most successful teams in the Welsh football pyramid -- in the 2003-2004 season they won the Welsh Premiership Championship, the Welsh Cup and the Welsh League Cup, and were losing finalists in the FAW Premier Cup. Rhyl Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) are a football team, playing in the League of Wales. ...
The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them. ...
The Welsh Premiership is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. ...
The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. ...
The Football Association of Wales is the governing body of football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA and UEFA. Established in 1876, it is the third-oldest association in the world, and is one of the four associations (with the English Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the...
It was in Rhyl that the infamous egg-throwing attack on John Prescott occurred, during campaigning for the 2001 General Election. For other persons named John Prescott, see John Prescott (disambiguation). ...
Etymology The origin of the name "Rhyl" is not fully known. However, the name appears in old documents variously as Hyll (1506), Hull (1508), [Leidiart] yr Hyll (1597), Rhil (1706), Rhûl (1749), Rhul (1773) Rhyll (1830), and Rhyl (1840)[1], all of which are variations (and some anglicizations) of an uncertain original form. One suggestion is that Y Rhyl derives from (Yr) Hyll, meaning "ugly" ; however the softening of final ll to l would be exceptional as would the blunt epithet as a placename. Other unsubstantiated and improbable suggestions have been made that it might derive from the similar sounding Yr Hill (as in "The Hill") or Yr Heol "(The Street)".
Buildings and monuments Rhyl's most famous monument was the original Pavilion, an elegant ornate building with five domes, which was demolished in the 1970s. Rhyl's top attractions on the West Parade are the 250 foot high Sky Tower, which opened in 1989; Rhyl Children's Village theme park; and the fairground (now demolished and to be redeveloped). There was once a Laser Quest and bowling establishment, but this has since burnt down. Laser Quest is the name of an indoor lasertag game based around infrared (IR) hand held units and vests, as well as the name of the company which operates each game center. ...
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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. Next door stands the New Pavilion Theatre, opened in 1991. A small run of traditional beach shops runs along side the sea front. The Carneddau mountains can be seen from the beach. The Carneddau (a Welsh plural form, can also be written as Carnedds), are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. ...
The Marine Lake  Former Ocean Beach Funfair Site The Marine Lake used to be a popular tourist destination, with fairground rides and even, many years ago, a zoo. Rhyl Miniature Railway is the only original attraction remaining on the site, a historic narrow gauge railway that travels around the lake and is now based at the new museum and railway centre. There is also a playground and numerous watersports clubs based around the lake. Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ...
The Marine Lake Funfair was eventually replaced by the Ocean Beach Fun Fair and demolished in the late 1960s. Ocean Beach finally closed on 2 September 2007 to make way for a new development called Ocean Plaza, which does not include a funfair.[2] Pictures of the final day at www.tmphotography.piczo.com and the demolition at www.conceptnews.org/rhyl and The Magic Eye. See also this historical gallery of Rhyl Funfair is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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If Ocean Beach is not replaced, the only existing fun fair in Rhyl will be the Children's Village funfair on the seafront next to the Sky Tower.
Regeneration project In an effort to regenerate and boost declining tourism, a number of projects are underway or being proposed. These include the Drift Park development on the promenade, as well as a new leisure complex to be built on what is now the site of the Ocean Beach Fun Fair. Although once popular, it is no longer as successful, and will be replaced by shops, restaurants and luxury flats, with a new supermarket as a centrepiece.
The Ocean Beach Funfair closed on 2 September 2007. The Jetstream Rollercoaster was dismantled as a buyer could not be found. There was a plan to remove the Water Chute log flume ride to Margate by the Save Dreamland campaign but the funding was withdrawn and the main structure of the water chute was demolished, although the Dreamland Campaign managed to salvage the boats and key mechanical parts from the ride. The remaining buildings at Ocean beach were demolished to make way for Ocean Plaza, a development which will include a supermarket and apartments, but no fun fair. Margate is a town in Thanet, Kent, England (population about 60,000). ...
Rhyl, especially the West End, is undergoing much rebuilding with investment from large bodies. One of the major investments is in Rhyl College, a satellite site of Llandrillo College.[neutrality disputed], with the investment being worth approximately £4,000,000.[3] Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (also known by several other namesNaming) is a multi-campus FE and HE college based on the North Wales coast in the UK, with campuses in both Conwy County Borough and Denbighshire and tens of thousands of mainly part-time students. ...
Other improvements to the town include the promenade's new Drift Park facility and the reopening of the town's miniature railway around the Marine Lake.
Sport Rhyl Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) are a football team, playing in the League of Wales. ...
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Notable citizens Former inhabitants of Rhyl include: For the lesbian activist, see Ruth Ellis (American). ...
Chedwyn Ched Evans (born 28 December 1988 in Rhyl) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Norwich City on loan from Manchester City. ...
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Nerys Hughes (born August 11, 1941 in Rhyl, Denbighshire), is known primarily as a television actress. ...
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Peter Moore (born 1940) is a British serial killer who murdered four men in Wales in 1995. ...
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Lisa Michelle Scott-Lee (born 5 November 1975 in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales) and grew up in Rhyl is a Welsh singer and a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, who is best known for her five years with one of the most successful UK pop groups of...
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Sara Sugarman is a Welsh Hollywood movie director and actress whose work includes Disneys Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) and Very Annie Mary (2001). ...
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