Holywell

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (town in Flintshire) OS grid ref SJ1875.
  • A neighbourhood near Swords, Dublin, Ireland.
  • A hamlet in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England OS grid ref TL0117.
  • (village in Huntingdonshire) OS grid ref TL3470.
  • (coastal village in northern Cornwall) OS grid ref SW7658.
  • (hamlet in Dorset) OS grid ref ST5904.
  • An area in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England OS grid ref TV6096.
  • A settlement in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England OS grid ref TF0016.
  • (village in w) OS grid ref NZ3174.

Etymology

Affix from English holy + English well, holly + English well.

Origin

English

well

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