Holywell, Flintshire
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Holywell is a market town and community in Flintshire, Wales. It lies to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The community includes Greenfield. In 2011, it had a population of 8,886.
St Winefride's Well, with St James' Church in the top-left
Holywell Town Hall
St James’ parish church
Holywell Junction station
St Winefride's Well
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St Winefride's Well is a holy well and national shrine located in the town of Holywell in Flintshire, Wales. The patron saint of the well, St Winefride, was a 7th-century Christian martyr who accordin
Holywell, Flintshire
…of the River Dee. The community includes Greenfield. In 2011, it had a population of 8,886. The name Holywell is literally holy + well in reference to St Winefride's Well, which is situated in the town. Similarly, its Welsh name, Treffynnon, is a compound of tre "town" + ffynnon "well", meaning "town of [the] well". The…
Holywell, St Winefride cropped
St Winefride's statue in the well chapel
Earliest known illustration of the well chapel (John Speed, c. 1610)
An 18th-century drawing of the well crypt