Holywell

Holywell is a market town and pilgrimage destination in . Its name refers to St. Winefride' Well, which is said to have healing powers and has gained to town the title "Lourdes of Wales".
  • Town with about 9,230 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 460 feet (140 metres)
  • Description: fifth largest town in Flintshire, Wales
  • Also known as
    “Holywell, Flintshire”
    “Treffynnon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenfield Valley Heritage Park and Basingwerk Abbey.
is a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, , .
Hospital
is a community hospital in Halkyn Road, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenfield and Brynford.
is a village in the community of Holywell…
is a village and community in , Wales.
is a village and community in , . is situated 2½ miles east of Holywell.
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Latitude
53.2714° or 53° 16′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.2213° or 3° 13′ 17″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB HWL
Open location code
9C5R7QCH+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Holywell” goes by many names.
هوليولArabic
ՀոլիպւելArmenian
HolywellAsturian
HolywellBasque
TreffynnonBasque
হলিওয়েলBengali
TreffynnonBreton
ХоулиуелBulgarian
HolywellCatalan
TreffynnonCatalan
HolywellCebuano
Holywell (kapital sa komunidad)Cebuano
霍利韋爾Chinese
霍利韋爾鎮Chinese
霍利韦尔Chinese
TreffynnonCornish
HolywellDutch
هوليولEgyptian Arabic
TreffynnonGalician
હોલીવેલGujarati
הוליוולHebrew
TreffynnonIrish
HolywellItalian
ホリーウェルJapanese
ಹೋಲಿ ವೆಲ್Kannada
홀리웰Korean
HolivelisLithuanian
HolywellNorwegian Bokmål
هولیولPersian
HolywellPolish
ХолиуэллRussian
TreffynnonScots
TreffynnonScottish Gaelic
HolywellSwedish
Holywell, WalesSwedish
லீக்Tamil
హోలీ వెల్Telugu
ہولیویلUrdu
TreffynnonWelsh

Localities in the Area

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