Rhuddlan
Built-up area in Denbighshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 53.293, -3.468 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 02 78 |
| Population: | 3,709 |
| Dialling code: | 01745 (Rhyl) |
Rhuddlan is a compact riverside town in Denbighshire, in the north of Wales, sitting beside a bend in the River Clwyd. Its low-lying position near the coast means the river and estuary have long shaped the town, and it's within easy reach of coastal resorts such as Rhyl and Prestatyn, making it a quiet gateway between river walks and seaside attractions.
Historically the town is best known for Rhuddlan Castle and the 1284 Statute of Rhuddlan, which helped define English administration in Wales; the castle ruins and a surviving medieval street pattern give the centre a strong sense of past. Today the economy is modest and local, based on agriculture, small shops and tourism - visitors come for the history, riverside paths and community events that give the town a close-knit, village-like feel within North Wales.
Postcode districts covering Rhuddlan
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Birkenhead 18 miles28.9 km
- Chester 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Chester Castle 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Buckley 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Wallasey 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Colwyn Bay 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Heswall 15.5 miles25 km
- Flint 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Rhyl 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hawarden 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Formby 24.7 miles39.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Rhyl South Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Rhyl Trellewelyn Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Rhyl Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rhyl South West Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Rhyl Tŷ Newydd Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Rhyl West Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Dyserth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Rhyl East Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- St. Asaph West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bodelwyddan Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Asaph Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Kinmel Bay and Towyn Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Rhuddlan
LL18 2UN, LL18 2UU, LL18 2SS, LL18 2UW, LL18 5PG, LL18 2UX, LL18 2UL, LL18 6LB, LL18 2UJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25.6 miles41.3 km
- Manchester Airport 49.4 miles79.5 km
- Rhyl Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Prestatyn Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Rhuddlan Ad
- Faenol Fawr Hotel 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Beaches Hotel and Spa 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Kinmel & Kinspa 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Beaches Chalets 4.4 miles7.1 km
Schools in Rhuddlan
- Ysgol Y Castell CP Primary
Local points of interest
- Rhuddlan Nature Reserve Nature reserve 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Rhyl FC Stadium 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Marble Church Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bastion Road Stadium 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Clwydian Range Mountains 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 14.3 miles23 km
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 14.9 miles24 km
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Prenton Park Stadium 18.8 miles30.3 km