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Where is Rhyl?

Rhyl is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, two miles north-west of the town of Rhuddlan, 20 miles west of the major town of Birkenhead, 128 miles north of Cardiff, 182 miles south of Edinburgh, and 189 miles north-west of London. Rhyl was historically in the county of Flintshire. Rhyl falls within the unitary authority of Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire. It is in the LL18 postcode district.

Rhyl on a map

Map showing extent of Rhyl as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Rhyl
Map showing location of Rhyl within the UK
Location of Rhyl within the UK

Which county is Rhyl in?

Rhyl is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire.

Ceremonial CountyClwyd
Historic CountyFlintshire
Administrative CountySir Ddinbych - Denbighshire

Where is Rhyl in Clwyd?

Rhyl is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Rhyl within Clwyd
Location of Rhyl within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Rhyl?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rhyl is LL18 1SH.

Where is Rhyl in LL18?

Rhyl is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LL18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LL18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rhyl within LL18
Location of Rhyl within LL18

What is the latitude and longitude of Rhyl?

The centre of Rhyl is located at position 53.3207° latitude and -3.49239° longitude.

Latitude53.3207°
Longitude-3.49239°

What is the easting and northing of Rhyl?

The centre of Rhyl is located at the grid reference easting 300686 and northing 381458 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting300686
Northing381458

What are the nearest towns to Rhyl?

Position of Rhyl relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rhyl to the centre of the town.

north-west
2m
Rhyl is 2 miles north-west of Rhuddlan
west
4m
Rhyl is 4 miles west of Prestatyn
north-east
5m
Rhyl is 5 miles north-east of Abergele
east
9m
Rhyl is 9 miles east of Colwyn Bay
north-west
9m
Rhyl is 9 miles north-west of Caerwys
north
10m
Rhyl is 10 miles north of Denbigh
west
12m
Rhyl is 12 miles west of Holywell
west
13m
Rhyl is 13 miles west of West Kirby
east
14m
Rhyl is 14 miles east of Llandudno
west
14m
Rhyl is 14 miles west of Hoylake

What are the nearest cities to Rhyl?

Position of Rhyl relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rhyl to the centre of the city.

north-west
5m
Rhyl is 5 miles north-west of St Asaph
west
22m
Rhyl is 22 miles west of Liverpool
west
26m
Rhyl is 26 miles west of Chester
east
27m
Rhyl is 27 miles east of Bangor
north-west
28m
Rhyl is 28 miles north-west of Wrexham
south-west
45m
Rhyl is 45 miles south-west of Preston
west
51m
Rhyl is 51 miles west of Salford
west
53m
Rhyl is 53 miles west of Manchester
south-west
58m
Rhyl is 58 miles south-west of Lancaster
west
59m
Rhyl is 59 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent

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