Holywell is the fifth biggest town and a community in Flintshire, Wales. It exists to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The neighborhood 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 considering that a minimum of the Roman duration. It has been a site of Christian expedition considering that regarding 660, devoted to Saint Winefride that, according to legend, was beheaded there by Caradog that attempted to strike her. The well is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales as well as the town expenses itself as The Lourdes of Wales. Many explorers from throughout the globe continue to visit Holywell as well as the Well. Administratively, Holywell town contains 3 wards of the Flintshire Region Council regional authority. At the 2001 Census, the overall population of the town was 5,974 with the adjoining villages consisting of Greenfield, Whitford and also Carmel the population of the area is over 15,000.