Holywell

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Holywell

1. A town in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1875).
2. A neighbourhood near Swords, County Dublin, Ireland.
3. A number of places in England:
   1. A hamlet in Central Bedfordshire, 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 northern Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7658).
   4. A hamlet in Dorset (OS grid ref ST5904).
   5. An area in Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV6096).
   6. A settlement in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0016).
   7. A village in Seaton Valley parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ3174).

Derived terms

• Holywell-cum-Needingworth
• Holywell Green
• Holywell Street
• West Holywell