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Holywell is a market town and community in Flintshire, Wales. It lies to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The community includes Greenfield. When you visit Holywell, Flintshire, Walkfo brings Holywell, Flintshire places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Holywell, Flintshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Holywell, Flintshire
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With 27 audio plaques & Holywell, Flintshire places for you to explore in the Holywell, Flintshire area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Holywell, Flintshire places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Holywell, Flintshire history
Holywell is known for St Winefride’s Well, a holy well surrounded by a chapel, itself known since at least the Roman period. The well is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales and the town bills itself as The Lourdes of Wales. From the 18th century, the town grew around the lead mining and cotton milling industries.
Railways
Holywell Junction railway station in Greenfield was on the North Wales Coast Line. The station was closed in 1966, and trains now run fast through what remains of the station. Station building, by Francis Thompson for the Chester and Holyhead Railway (1848), is Grade II*.
Holywell, Flintshire etymology
Holywell is literally holy + well in reference to St Winefride’s Well, which is situated in the town. Similarly, its Welsh name, Treffynnon, is a compound of tre “town” + ffynnon “well”, meaning “town of [the] well”
Holywell, Flintshire geography / climate
Holywell is split into four distinct areas: Pen-y-Maes, the Strand, the Holway and the town centre. Villages within the Holywell catchment area include: Bagillt, Brynford, Carmel, Gorsedd, Halkyn, Licswm, Lloc, Mostyn, Pantasaph, Pentre Halky-Cae, Trelawnyd and Whitford.
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You can visit Holywell, Flintshire places with Walkfo Holywell, Flintshire to hear history at Holywell, Flintshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Holywell, Flintshire has 27 places to visit in our interactive Holywell, Flintshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Holywell, Flintshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Holywell, Flintshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Holywell, Flintshire & the surrounding areas.
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Best Holywell, Flintshire places to visit
Holywell, Flintshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Holywell, Flintshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Holywell, Flintshire’s information audio spots:
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