Holywell

Holywell is a village in , England, approximately 6 miles east of , in the civil parish of Holywell-cum-Needingworth. It is situated within , a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire, and is a historic county of England.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 326 residents
  • Description: village in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, UK
  • Also known as: “Holywell, Cambridgeshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of St John the Baptist and The Old Ferry Boat Inn.

Church
Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hotel
Photo: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub in Holywell, , , England. It is situated on the banks of the River Great Ouse. The pub claims to have been established in AD 560 and to be the oldest pub in England.

Nature reserve
is a complex of lakes, lagoons, ponds and a river, situated close to , Holywell and in , . The complex was formerly a gravel extraction site until 1992 when gravel production ceased and the pits were allowed to flood to provide a nature reserve and bird sanctuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fen Drayton and St Ives.

Village
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village between and in , England, and between the villages of and . According to the 2001 census, it is home to 827 people, living in some 329 dwellings.

Town
Photo: Uksignpix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a medieval market town and civil parish in the district of , England. It is located on the River Great Ouse, and there is a historic stone bridge dating from 1425. is situated 1½ miles west of Holywell.

Village
is a village lying on the Prime Meridian of the world in , England, with a population of 2,463. The village is situated 9 miles to the north west of and 3 miles south east of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Holywell.

Holywell

Latitude
52.3182° or 52° 19′ 6″ north
Longitude
-0.03732° or 0° 2′ 14″ west
Population
326
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C4X8X97+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 391655256
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646674
Wiki­data ID
Q5887161
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Holywell” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هوليول”
  • Basque: “Holywell (Cambridgeshire)”
  • Basque: “Holywell”
  • Dutch: “Holywell, Cambridgeshire”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هليول”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هوليول”
  • French: “Holywell”
  • Irish: “Holywell”
  • Polish: “Holywell”
  • Welsh: “Holywell, Swydd Gaergrawnt”
  • Welsh: “Holywell”

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Localities in the Area

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