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 is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire.
Ceremonial County | Clwyd |
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Historic County | Flintshire |
Administrative County | Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire |
Rhyl is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rhyl is LL18 1SH.
Rhyl is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LL18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LL18 postcode district.
The centre of Rhyl is located at position 53.3207° latitude and -3.49239° longitude.
Latitude | 53.3207° |
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Longitude | -3.49239° |
The centre of Rhyl is located at the grid reference easting 300686 and northing 381458 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 300686 |
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Northing | 381458 |
Position of Rhyl relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rhyl to the centre of the town.
Position of Rhyl relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rhyl to the centre of the city.