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 Encyclopedia: Holywell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Holywell Street, named from a well, said to have been situated under the Old Dog Tavern, is still one of the most picturesque of the streets of London, - a few of the old lofty gabled houses even yet remaining.
Holywell Street has, by one or two of its bookselling tenants, been dignified as Booksellers' Row, Strand; but the old name is better known.
Holywell is one of the "ancient parishes" of Flintshire.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Holywell   (1171 words)

  
 Holywell, Lincolnshire
In 1732, the estate was given to Samuel Reynardson, on the occasion of his marriage, by his sister who had bought it and it was probably he who laid out the gardens and built the temples in the London-Palladian style as a wedding present for his wife.
Holywell House as we see it today dates from that time when it became home to several generations of the Reynardson family and has since become one of Lincolnshire's true beauty spots.
The gardens at Holywell are a sheer delight and interested members of the public are invited in each year to enjoy them.
homepages.which.net /~rex/bourne/holywell.htm   (673 words)

  
 JAMAICA - A premier caribbean travel destination featuring the resort areas of Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, ...
With its beautiful setting and limitless possibilities, Holywell is the perfect mountain retreat not only for the entire family, couples and nature enthusiasts, but also for anyone looking for a moment of quiet solitude.
While at Holywell, you’ll become charmed by the mountain’s peaceful spell, smell the sweet aroma of pine trees mixed with moist earth, be tickled by the crisp breeze and awed by the panoramic vistas.
Holywell and the surrounding Blue Mountains will hold you in their magical embrace and enchant you forever, leaving you with fond memories of your time in the misty blue.
www.visitjamaica.com /resorts/kingston/features_general.aspx?guid=8c11e842-cb7d-47ba-a91e-d3ff8c13d175   (649 words)

  
 GENUKI : Flintshire, Holywell, St. James
"The town of Holywell is situated on the estuary of the Dee nearly opposite to Parkgate.
It is built on the declevity of a hill gradually extending to the sea, the surrounding hills forming a kind of amphitheatre.
When Civil Registration was introduced (on 1 July 1837), the parish of Holywell was assigned to the No. 2 ("Holywell") sub-district of the Holywell Registration District, which was co-extensive with the Holywell poor law Union.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/wal/FLN/Holywell   (748 words)

  
 Holywell, Winifred's Well & more: Touring Wales on Britannia
Holywell (Treffynnon: Tray Funnon) is "the town of the Holy Well." For over 1,000 years, the well at Holywell was renowned throughout Britain and beyond for its healing powers, a reputation that survived the Reformation.
In the 12th century, the religious house at Shrewsbury (where she had spent the remainder of her days as abbess) acquired Winifred's relics, and her shrine there became a popular place of pilgrimage, but at The Dissolution, her bones were scattered by the agents of Henry VIII.
Holywell can be reached from Chester on the A55: it is about four miles northwest of Flint.
www.britannia.com /tours/wales/winifred.html   (793 words)

  
 History
The village of Holywell itself developed by the river as a traditional ring village.
Holywell is a conservation area and many of the buildings are thatched and worthy of note.
As river traffic declined, the prosperity of Holywell as a trading centre diminished and the hamlet of Needingworth began to develop along the road which linked St Ives with Ely.
www.holywell-cum-needingworthparishcouncil.co.uk /history.htm   (855 words)

  
 Friends of Holywell Dene
Holywell Dene is situated in south east Northumberland and was originally named Merkel Dene, the woodland known today, as Holywell Dene was first recorded in 800AD.
The land, making up the whole of Holywell Dene is privately owned but has a network of public and permissive footpaths and bridleways.
It was shortly after 1066, that Holywell Dene was conferred to Hubert De la Val who had come to Britain with the army of William the Conqueror.
friendsof.holywelldene.org.uk   (513 words)

  
 Victorian London - Districts - Streets - Holywell Street
The houseless Holywellites, when they could he discovered from amidst the clouds of suffocating dust that arose on all sides, were received by the most respectable shopkeepers in the Strand, and, for the nonce, clothed and comforted.
One venerable person seemed perfectly bewildered by the offer of clean linen; and another, a dealer in the light pictorial literature that once coquettishly peeped from the Holywell Street window, made a most vigorous resistance (his brain, no doubt, overwrought by the calamity) when an attempt was made to wash him.
No: Holywell Street still stands, a proud monument of the vested rights of every sort of physical and moral filth and foulness.
www.victorianlondon.org /districts/holywellstreet.htm   (1289 words)

  
 Holywell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Holywell (Welsh: Treffynnon) is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying south of the estuary of the River Dee.
More recently, the town grew around the lead mining and cotton milling industries.
Holywell Music Room, located in Oxford, Britain is the oldest concert hall in Europe, built in 1742; Händel is among the many famous composers and musicians to have appeared here.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holywell   (181 words)

  
 Holywell Bay - Frames   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Holywell Bay is one of the finest beaches in Cornwall.
Holywell Bay is an ideal spot to tour from as it is very central for all parts of Cornwall.
Holywell Bay is a true jewel in Cornwall's crown and has been featured in countless TV commercials and films over the years.
www.pennasville.co.uk /frames/holywell_bay.htm   (238 words)

  
 BBC - North East Wales Holywell Town - Views
Holywell should twin with the west end of Rhyl, there is so much in common ie flats and jobless junkies.
Holywell has become another bypass town since the motorway took the traffic away from the top road and the towns paved policy exempted traffic.
The other memory I have of Holywell is Holywell Town Station at 6 o'clock in the morning with my mother and father, buying a workman's ticket (1s.9d) to go shopping in Liverpool.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/northeast/sites/holywell_town/pages/views.shtml   (2257 words)

  
 Holywell-cum-Needingworth Parish Page
Holywell takes its name from the well on the south side of the churchyard, and gained importance from the ferry over the Ouse to Fen Drayton.
A surname index of the 1881 Census of the St. Ives Registration District, in which Holywell (RG11/1609, Folios 4a - 6a) and Needingworth (RG11/1609, Folios 6b - 19a) were enumerated, and which took place on 3rd April 1881, is available as fiche set C4.
Holywell Parish Council have supplied a brief history of the parish.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/HUN/Holywell-cum-Needingworth   (775 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holywell
In 1093 the church at Holywell and the sacred fountain were given by Adeliza, Countess of Chester, to the monastery of St. Werburgh in that city.
Unfortunately it is now in Protestant hands, and used for the Welsh services of the parish church; but the Well itself, the property of the corporation of Holywell, has for a considerable time been held at an annual rent by the Jesuit Fathers of the Mission.
The water of the spring is of a pale bluish colour, and so clear that at the bottom of the basin, seven feet below the surface, even a pin may be seen.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07438a.htm   (975 words)

  
 Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - Photogallery - Holywell Halt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Trains only call at Holywell Halt on request to the guard or a clear handsignal to the driver at the present moment, but plans are afoot for improvements.
The original Holywell Bridge was beginning to show signs of being unsuitable for the heavy loads it carried (the A59 crosses the track here), and plans were afoot to demolis the bridge and fill in the cutting.
Initially when Holywell's shelter was rebuilt, the canopy was just left as it had been, as can be seen from this photo of the Class 107 DMU calling at the station with guard Matthew in attendance.
www.pogo.org.uk /railway/holywell.html   (1689 words)

  
 Goodhall of Holywell
Anne Goodhall was christened 22 May 1699 in Holywell, Lincolnshire.
Robert Goodhall was christened 4 Nov 1700 in Holywell, Lincolnshire.
was buried 23 Mar 1701 in Holywell, Lincolnshire.
roderickcraig.ourfamily.com /goodhall/pafg15.htm   (143 words)

  
 The Holywell Manor Complex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Holywell Manor building consists of North, South and Centre Wings, and a new extension called James Fairfax Yard, which is situated off North Wing.
Two additional staples of the Holywell Manor social scene are the Christmas Party and the Garden Party held at the end of Trinity Term.
Associate Membership of Holywell Manor is a scheme whereby post-doctoral students working in Oxford with a Balliol Fellow can take advantage of the Holywell Manor facilities by paying an annual £30.00 membership (which does not include University Library fees).
www.balliol.ox.ac.uk /official/handbooks/holywell.asp   (5695 words)

  
 Holywell - Clwyd
And recently a fragment of an eighth-century reliquary from Gwytherin, the Arch Gwenfrewi (Winifred's Casket), was found, witnessing her status as a recognised saint almost from the moment of her death, c.650 - the earliest such surviving evidence for any Welsh saint.
Holywell first enters written history in 1093, when 'Haliwel' was presented to St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester.
And the sick reported cures in such numbers that Holywell came to be called the 'Lourdes of Wales'.
people.bath.ac.uk /liskmj/living-spring/sourcearchive/ns1/ns1tgh2.htm   (1715 words)

  
 Holywell Sports Report
Holywell Harriers (A) met Rothley B and were soon off to a flying start with goals from Elise and Sarah.
Holywell Hammers (B) met Rothley in their final game and it was a very close call with an equal amount of play from each side.
Holywell should be very proud of their girls' football teams as they were the only school with three teams.
www.holywell.leics.sch.uk /news-and-events/sports-report.asp   (1084 words)

  
 Holywell Primary School - About us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Holywell is a larger than average primary school maintained by Hertfordshire County Council.
At Holywell we strive continually to live by our motto 'the Spirit to Succeed'in enabling all members of the school community to attain their maximum potential and aspire to reach beyond.
I am so proud to be the leader of such a committed and enthusiastic team of professional people, all of whom are dedicated to the education and welfare of the children in our care.
www.holywell.herts.sch.uk /aboutus.html   (866 words)

  
 Holywell Recreation Park
In 1985, a renowned botanist recorded that 41percent of the plants found in the park were found nowhere else in the world.
Holywell (the shortened version of its name by Jamaicans) is ideal for birders.
On the general grounds of Holywell there are 10 modern toilets, five tent sites, four outside shower stalls, eight gazebos with traditional barbecue pits for picnic, five trails and an environmental resource center where information is available on the park.
www.theculturedtraveler.com /Archives/JAN2005/Holywell_Jamaica.htm   (762 words)

  
 Holywell Primary School - Home page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Holywell is a successful school with a very dedicated staff who care about the needs of all our community members.
We are proud to be able to offer a stimulating environment which aims to develop each child's potential while encouraging their individuality.
We are a school that is always striving to do better and one that faces the challenges of education with a smile.
www.holywell.leics.sch.uk   (148 words)

  
 Holywell
The spring gushed forth on the spot where Winefride's head hit the ground, and pilgrims would immerse themselves in the waters as part of their devotions.
Basingwerk Abbey, on the coast to the north of Holywell, consists of the ruins of a Cistercian abbey of 1131.
Holywell statue before it was "painted" and the High Street in 1980 before cars were banned.
www.fbcolts.freeserve.co.uk /holywell.htm   (140 words)

  
 yholywell
Holywell is a village on the Dee Estuary in North East Wales.
Holywell were founder members of the NorthWales Coast League in 1893 but after being engulfed by the Baron Corvo episode of 1899 they were defunct by 1902.
Holywell United FC was founded in 1905 and enjoyed a succesful period in 1914 winning the North Wales Coast League and Cup double.
www.citizens-choice.co.uk /yholywell.htm   (1677 words)

  
 Needingworth & Holywell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A few kilometres from St Ives downstream along the river Great Ouse are the villages of Needingworth and Holywell.
Holywell takes its name from the ancient well in one corner of the churchyard.
The Ferryboat Inn at Holywell is one of the oldest public houses in the area dating from the 12th century, but is also one of the most popular.
www.saint-ives.org.uk /nearby/Needingworth.html   (124 words)

  
 Holywell Computer Network & PC Repair Service
This process of isolating the problem via telephone consultation before dispatching an engineer to Holywell is the most cost effective method of conducting repairs in Holywell.
Once on-site in Holywell, our engineer will get to work on repairing the fault and conduct a full health check, which can identify future problems that have not yet surfaced.
The telephone consultation can remotely fix most common faults with networks such as incorrect set-up, incompatibility issues, faulty components, configuration issues etc. The vast majority of jobs can be conducted on the same day but where specialist components are required may be subject to availability.
www.podium-network-solutions.co.uk /pc-repairs/Holywell.html   (465 words)

  
 Holywell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Holywell today bills itself as the 'Lourdes of Wales', but it bears little resemblance to Lourdes, apart from being an active shrine.
Holywell is no longer on a railway line, but there is a good bus service from Chester/Flint, or from Rhyl/Prestatyn, all of which have a railway station.
Holywell is easy to get to from here: join the former railway line, now a pleasant wooded path which climbs up to the town.
www.peterrobins.co.uk /wales/holywell.html   (402 words)

  
 Certificates at Holywell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Holywell offers intensive preparation courses for International Examinations in English and Computing.
These courses will help participants to obtain internationally accepted certificates which will enable them to proceed with the career of their choice.
This programme helps fill the demand for qualified, knowledgeable people in the modern workplace and, at the same time, helps satisfy an organization’s need for a qualitative assessment of employee skills.
www.holywell.net /certificates   (220 words)

  
 The Holywell Press Ltd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Holywell tradition of excellence dates back to 1890.
Our mission is to provide our clients with a tailor made, leading edge communications service through images and words in print, supported with creative flair, professionalism, quality and ability.
Holywell's reputation for producing fine quality print spans over a century.
www.holywellpress.com   (158 words)

  
 Holywell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The idea of Holywell was conceived in 1996 when we came to Ireland.
Coming from a background of teaching languages in Northern Italy and recognising the need for a different approach to language learning the philosophy of Holywell evolved.
Flexibility and co-operation between tutors and students allows for the development not only of language ability but also of personal growth within the tranquil atmosphere and comfort of Holywell.
www.holywell.net /general.html   (125 words)

  
 Holywell & District Reds
The Holywell and District Reds were formed in July 2000 by John and Paul Evans, brother's from the Holywell Area.
The Club was formed to bring supporters of Wrexham A.F.C. from the Holywell and District area together to organise home and away travel but also to raise funds for Wrexham Football Club.
In our first competition The Holywell and District Reds won the annual 8-a-side competition held at Colliers Park, it was the first time we have competed.
uk.geocities.com /holywell_reds/wrexham_fc.html   (156 words)

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