Holywell is the fifth largest community and a neighborhood in Flintshire, Wales. It exists to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The neighborhood consists of Greenfield. The marketplace town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well bordered by a church. The well has actually been recognized because at the very least the Roman duration. It has actually been a site of Christian expedition because regarding 660, dedicated to Saint Winefride who, according to tale, was beheaded there by Caradog who tried to attack her. The well is among the Seven Wonders of Wales as well as the community expenses itself as The Lourdes of Wales. Lots of explorers from throughout the globe continue to check out Holywell and also the Well. Administratively, Holywell town includes three wards of the Flintshire County Council neighborhood authority. At the 2001 Census, the overall population of the town was 5,974 with the adjoining villages consisting of Greenfield, Whitford and Carmel the population of the area is over 15,000.