Holywell is the 5th biggest community as well as an area in Flintshire, Wales. It exists to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The area consists of Greenfield. The marketplace community of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well bordered by a church. The well has been understood because at least the Roman duration. It has actually been a site of Christian trip considering that about 660, dedicated to Saint Winefride who, according to tale, was beheaded there by Caradog that attempted to strike her. The well is among the Seven Wonders of Wales and also the community bills itself as The Lourdes of Wales. Numerous explorers from around the world remain to check out Holywell and the Well. Administratively, Holywell town contains 3 wards of the Flintshire Region Council local authority. At the 2001 Census, the overall population of the community was 5,974 with the adjoining villages including Greenfield, Whitford and Carmel the population of the area is over 15,000.