RHYL, a hamlet, in that part of the parish of RHUDDLAN which is in the hundred of PRESTATYN, county of FLINT, NORTH WALES, 2 miles (N. N. W.) from the town of Rhuddlan: the population is returned with the parish. This place, which is situated at the northern extremity of the parish, and at the lower end of the fertile Vale of Clwyd, previously to the year 1826, consisted only of a few scattered dwellings; but since that time, from the pleasantness of its position on the coast of the Irish Sea, along the margin of which some fine smooth and firm sands here extend for several miles, it has become a favourite resort for sea-bathing; and is frequented by numerous visiters, for whom two respectable hotels have been established, and several private houses -erected, in which lodging, with every accommodation, may be obtained. The sands, which project a considerable distance into the sea, besides being very convenient for bathing, afford an extensive and delightful promenade. The vicinity commands some fine views of the most picturesque portions of the Vale of Clwyd, the Clwydian range of mountains, Llandulas bay, Orme's Head, the Isle of Anglesey, and the mountains of Cumberland. Steam- vessels land passengers daily at the Voryd pier, about a mile distant; and the various advantages of the place, combined with the retirement of its situation, render it desirable to families wishing to obtain the benefit of sea air and bathing, without the ordinary bustle and fatigue of more fashionable watering-places.