HOLYWELL

'Holywell' () is the fifth largest town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying to the west of the estuary of the River Dee.
The town is known for St Winefride's Well, a holy well surrounded by a chapel. The well has been known since at least the Roman period, and has been a site of pilgrimage since about 660 when Saint Winefride is said to have been beheaded there. The town bills itself as ''The Lourdes of Wales''.
The well is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales.
The town is split into four distinct areas - Pen-y-Maes, The Strand, The Holway and the town centre.
Pen-y-Maes is the richer of the areas in Holywell in the north east side of the town (based on land prices) . The old cottage hospital was located here until it closed. A new one will be built near the Football pitch of the local team.
The Holway, located on the west side of the town, is the largest of the residential areas of Holywell.
The town centre contains a Sports Centre, many small businesses, a Somerfield and a Woolworths. A Lidl has just opened its doors and a Tesco will soon be built in Holywell, hoping to attract more people to Holywell.
A group of locals are planning to create a circular walk way joining all of the historical and religious locations of the town. It will be known as the "St Beuno's Circular Walk".
More recently, the town grew around the lead mining and cotton milling industries.
Holywell hosted an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1869.
Dixie Dean the Everton football legend once had a near fatal motorbike accident in Holywell in the late 1920s. This almost ended his professional career.
Holywell also has a local football team, Holywell Town who play in the Welsh Alliance League.

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Notable people

★ Actor Jonathan Pryce was born in Holywell in 1947.

★ Former Southampton and Wales footballer Ron Davies was born in Holywell in 1942.

External links

★ Holywell webpage

★ Proposed St Bueno's Circular Walk

★ BBC Wales's Holywell website

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