Holywell is the 5th biggest town and a neighborhood in Flintshire, Wales. It lies to the west of the tidewater of the River Dee. The community consists of Greenfield. The marketplace town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well bordered by a chapel. The well has actually been recognized given that a minimum of the Roman period. It has actually been a site of Christian pilgrimage since concerning 660, dedicated to Saint Winefride who, according to tale, was beheaded there by Caradog that attempted to strike her. The well is just one of the Seven Wonders of Wales as well as the community costs itself as The Lourdes of Wales. Many explorers from all over the globe continue to see Holywell as well as the Well. Administratively, Holywell community includes three wards of the Flintshire Region Council local authority. At the 2001 Census, the overall population of the community was 5,974 with the adjacent villages consisting of Greenfield, Whitford as well as Carmel the population of the location is over 15,000.