Holywell
Holywell is the fifth biggest community as well as a community in Flintshire, Wales. It exists to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The community includes Greenfield. The marketplace town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a divine well surrounded by a church. The well has actually been recognized given that a minimum of the Roman period. It has actually been a site of Christian pilgrimage given that about 660, devoted to Saint Winefride that, according to tale, was beheaded there by Caradog that tried to attack her. The well is among the Seven Wonders of Wales as well as the community costs itself as The Lourdes of Wales. Many explorers from around the globe remain to check out Holywell and the Well. Administratively, Holywell town includes 3 wards of the Flintshire County Council neighborhood authority. At the 2001 Census, the overall population of the community was 5,974 with the adjoining villages consisting of Greenfield, Whitford and also Carmel the population of the location mores than 15,000.
