Holywell is the fifth largest community as well as an area in Flintshire, Wales. It lies to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The community includes Greenfield. The market town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a divine well bordered by a church. The well has actually been known given that at the very least the Roman period. It has actually been a site of Christian trip given that concerning 660, devoted to Saint Winefride who, according to legend, was beheaded there by Caradog who attempted to strike her. The well is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales and also the community bills itself as The Lourdes of Wales. Many explorers from throughout the globe continue to see Holywell and the Well. Administratively, Holywell community consists of three wards of the Flintshire County Council neighborhood authority. At the 2001 Census, the overall population of the community was 5,974 with the adjacent villages including Greenfield, Whitford as well as Carmel the population of the location is over 15,000.