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, 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
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
…St Winefride's Well (Welsh: Ffynnon Wenffrewi) 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 according to legend was decapitated by a lustful…
St Winefride's Well, with St James' Church in the top-left
Holywell Junction station