Holywell

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proper noun

A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1875).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1875).
  2. A neighbourhood near Swords, County Dublin, Ireland.
  3. A number of places in England:
    1. A settlement in Studham parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0117).
    2. A village in Holywell-cum-Needingworth parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3470).
    3. A coastal village in Cubert parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7658).
    4. A hamlet in Evershot parish and Frome St Quintin parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST5904).
    5. An area in Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV6096).
    6. A hamlet in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7693).
    7. A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3741).
    8. A suburb in Watford borough, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TQ0995)
    9. A small settlement in Careby Aunby and Holywell parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0016).
    10. A village in Seaton Valley parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ3174).
    11. A hamlet in West Coker parish and East Coker parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5213).
    12. A hamlet in Rowington parish, Warwick district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1966).

Origin

From holy + well, in Eastbourne possibly from holly + well.

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APA

Holywell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holywell

MLA

“Holywell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holywell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holywell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holywell.

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