Prestatyn /prɛˈstætɪn/ is a seaside resort, town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhuddlan. At the 2001 Census, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496, increasing to 18,849 at the 2011 census.
Population: 18,701
Latitude: 53° 20' 14.93" N
Longitude: -3° 24' 27.94" W
The Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site (also known in its unmutated form as Pontnewydd Welsh language: 'New bridge') is an archaeological site near St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales which has yielded one of the earliest known remains of Neanderthals in Britai…
Basingwerk Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Dinas Basing) is a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The abbey, which was founded in the 12th century, belonged to the Order of Cistercians. It maintained significant lands in the English co…
The Vale of Clwyd (Welsh: Dyffryn Clwyd) is a tract of low-lying ground in the county of Denbighshire in northeast Wales. The Vale extends south-southwestwards from the coast of the Irish Sea for some 20 miles (about 30 km) forming a triangle of low…
The Gop is a neolithic mound lying north of Trelawnyd in Flintshire, Wales, in the Clwydian Range. Oval in form, it is the second-largest such mound in Britain after Silbury Hill. Excavations have uncovered no burial chambers or other underground wo…
Carmel is a small village in Flintshire, Wales, just outside Holywell. Carmel has a primary school, a post office and a church and chapel.
Abergele and Pensarn railway station on the North Wales Coast Line serves the North Wales town of Abergele.
Kinmel Hall is a mansion near the village of St.
Dyserth (Welsh: Diserth) is a village in Denbighshire, Wales. Population: 2,566 (United Kingdom Census 2001).
Ysgol Glan Clwyd (or Ysgol Uwchradd Glan Clwyd) is a Welsh medium secondary school, and was the first of its kind. It opened in 1956, initially at Rhyl on the coast before moving inland to St Asaph in 1969 [1].
Whitford (Welsh: Chwitffordd) is a village and community near Holywell in Flintshire, northeast Wales.
The Rhyl Miniature Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Fach y Rhyl) is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge miniature railway line located in Rhyl on the North Wales Coast. The line runs in a circle around a boating lake near the promenade, to the west of the town centre…
The Moel-y-Parc transmitting station is situated on Moel y Parc, a hill in north-east Wales at the northern end of the Clwydian range, close to the town of Caerwys and several kilometres north-east of Denbigh. It was built in 1962/1963 by the IBA to…
Henllan is a village in Denbighshire, Wales with a population of approximately 750 (OfNS/2004) and lies in the countryside, approximately 2.25 miles north-west of the walled-town of Denbigh.
Clwyd West is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election.
The Corbett Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Rhyl, Wales. It is used mostly for football matches, and has been the home ground of Rhyl F.C.
Twthill (Welsh: Twtil) is a Norman castle located near the town of Rhuddlan, Denbighshire in Wales; historic names for the site include Toothill and Tot Hill Castle.
Ocean Monarch was an emigration barque which in 1848 caught fire at sea and sank with the loss of 178 lives. The barque was owned by the White Diamond Line and was registered in Boston, the port where she was built.
Lleweni Hall (Welsh: Plas Lleweni; sometimes also referred to as Llewenny Palace) was a stately home in Denbighshire, northeast Wales, around 2 miles or 3 km north-east of Denbigh on the banks of the River Clwyd.