St Winefride's Well, Holywell, Flintshire, North Wales 28th February 2012
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St Winifrede's Well, Holywell, North Wales
The story of St.Winifrede goes back to AD660. Legend tells us that in that year, a local Welsh prince named Caradoc had made advances to Winifrede but she turned him down. In a rage he severed her head with his sword. Where her head fell, a spring arose. Winifred was brought back to life by her uncle St.Beuno, the Abbot of Clynnog Fawr. The well is known as 'The Lourdes of Wales'.
Basingwerk Abbey & St Winifred's/Winefride's Holy Well
A look at two historical places in Holywell North Wales
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Places to see in ( Holywell - UK )
Places to see in ( Holywell - UK )
Holywell is the fifth largest town in Flintshire, Wales. It lies to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The market town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well surrounded by a chapel. The well has been known since at least the Roman period. It has been a site of Christian pilgrimage since about 660, dedicated to Saint Winefride who, according to legend, was beheaded there by Caradog who attempted to attack her. The well is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales and the town bills itself as The Lourdes of Wales. Many pilgrims from all over the world continue to visit Holywell and the Well.
The copper sheathing was used to cover the hulls of the wooden ships trading in the warmer Caribbean waters, giving rise to the expression 'copper bottomed investment', the sheathing was also applied to Royal Navy ships and was instrumental in Nelson's victories (two of these copper plates from HMS Victory are in Greenfield Valley Heritage Park museum). There was a railway station in Greenfield that was open between 1848 and 1966. Holywell Town station, at the head of a steeply-climbing branch from Holywell Junction, was closed in 1957.
The wealth generated from these industries led to the development of the town and the High Street still has many Georgian buildings. The Greenfield Valley is well known for the abundance of birds and butterflies and many enthusiasts visit to see the array of species. The Valley also has a number of conserved mills and structures from bygone ages and is the only place in Wales to have seven scheduled ancient monuments. St James parish church is a grade II* listed building. Holywell hosted an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1869.
Holywell Junction was on the North Wales Coast Line. The station is closed, and trains run fast through what remains of the station. The station building, by Francis Thompson for the Chester and Holyhead Railway (1848), is listed Grade II*. The LNWR branch line from here to Holywell Town, opened in 1912 and finally closed in 1957.
Holywell is split into four distinct areas: Pen-y-Maes, the Strand, the Holway and the town centre. The Holway, located on the west side of the town, is the largest of the residential areas of Holywell. The near-contiguous village of Greenfield is located to the north east of the town on the B5121 road.
Villages within the Holywell catchment area include: Bagillt, Brynford, Carmel, Gorsedd, Halkyn, Licswm, Lloc, Mostyn, Pantasaph, Pentre Halkyn, Rhes-y-Cae, Trelawnyd, Whitford and Ysceifiog. In addition there are other smaller scattered communities within this area. All of these are within a six-mile radius of Holywell. These villages are all connected to Holywell by a frequent bus service.
( Holywell - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Holywell . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Holywell - UK
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St Winifride's Well Catholic Shrine Pilgrims Holywell Flintshire Wales UK
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St Winefride’s Well
A narrated video of our visit to St Winefride’s Well in Holywell North Wales which tells of the mysterious legend and the healing powers of the water.
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Holywell.
A town in Flintshire, North Wales with a population of around 15000.
The home of St Winefrides Well surrounded by a chapel. Known since Roman times it has been a place of Christian pilgrimage from around 660 ad . The well is dedicated to St Winefride who was beheaded there by Caradog, king of Gwynedd. Also known as the Lourdes of Wales because of its claimed healing properties the well is still visited by pilgrims from around the world.
During the industrial revolution the town expanded around the lead, copper and cotton industries because of its abundant supply of water from the surrounding hills.
On.. Springs and Wells (and their locations) - by YoutubeShaman.com
In this video we visit seven different sources of water in England, three Wells and four Springs. Here are the locations of those sources along with the map references; which can be pasted into virtually any online map service, such as Google Maps, to see their location.
1. The 'Heart' Spring - Royal Tunbridge Wells - Ref: 51.143932,0.275118
2. Selsley Spring - Near Selsley/Stroud - Ref: 51.729434,-2.251226
3. Little Well - Near Glastonbury/Wells - Ref: 51.193425,-2.669791
4. Birchover Spring - Birchover - Ref: 53.157145,-1.647247
5. St. Anne's Well - Buxton - Ref: 53.258646,-1.914714
6. Twiston Lane Spring - Near Downham - Ref: 53.894161,-2.296095
7. Ladyewell Well - Near Preston - Ref: 53.796982,-2.675216
When searching for wells on maps, look out for places and towns with the word 'Well' in them. Such locations include Wells (Devon), Holywell (Flintshire), Wiswell (Lancashire), Kettlewell (Yorkshire). There is also:
The Chalice Well - Glastonbury - Ref: 51.143545,-2.706747
White Spring and Red Spring - Glastonbury - Ref: 51.143545,-2.706747
Parford Well (disused templar well) - Newton Abbot - Ref: 50.69257,-3.82438
St Winefride's Well, Holywell - Ref: 53.277782,-3.223481
St Winifred's Well, Woolston, Shropshire - Ref: 52.812574,-3.007241
The Evendine Spring - Malvern - Ref: 52.066779,-2.342344
The Fulking Village Spring - Fulking (near Brighton) - Ref: 50.888001,-0.229076
Hollywell Village Well - Huntingdonshire - Ref: 52.318861,-0.040213
St Margaret's Well, Binsey, Oxfordshire - Ref: 51.7691,-1.298385
Holy Well, Cattistock, Dorset - Ref: 50.794372,-2.581176
The Wishing Well, Upwey, Dorset (with Tea Room) - Ref: 50.664577,-2.478797
Hollywell Water Company - Malvern - Ref: 52.080983,-2.336168
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British history- Beeby Holy Well
We are having a look at an ancient holy well today on WW2 Wendal.
On our way to film an exploration video, we chanced upon this beautiful well.
In the shadow of the stunning All saints church in the parish of Beeby in Leicestershire the water from this well was said to have been good for stomach disorders.
The pyramid style well housing is Victorian flamboyance at it's best. Built in 1855 the Pyramid originally had a small wall surround with an ornate wrought iron railing.
Re-furbished almost 100 years later for the Queens coronation in 1953 this is a gem of the British countryside.
Given the WW2 Wendal treatment here today we hope to encourage the next generation to take an interest in our history and in turn pass on the knowledge to future generations.
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New Seven Wonders of Wales
The Seven Wonders of Wales is a traditional list of notable landmarks in North Wales. The Seven Wonders as chosen by Wales. These are as follows:
# Pistyll Rhaeadr
# St Giles' Church
# Overton yew trees
# St Winefride's Well
# Llangollen Bridge
# Gresford bells and
# Snowdon
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Throughout the video, you will see us entering Wrexham to see the St Giles Parish Church, exploring the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct, Gwrch Castle, Flint Castle, St Winefrides Well Holywell, Conwy Castle Wales, Beaumaris Castle Wales, Castell Caernarfon, Saint Beunos Church, Snowdonia National Park, Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall, Mwnt Beach, Carew Castle, and Castell Coch.
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The Seven Wonders of Wales (Saith Rhyfeddod Cymru)
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1) Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa). Snowdonia, Gwynedd.
2) Gresford bells (Clychau Gresffordd) Near Wrexham.
3) Llangollen Bridge (Pont Llangollen).
4) St Winefride's Well (Ffynnon Wenffrewi). Holywell.
5) Overton Yew Trees ( Coed ywen Owrtyn) Overton-on-Dee, Near Wrexham.
6) St Giles' Church (Eglwys St Giles) Wrexham.
7) Pistyll Rhaeadr (Near Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant).
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St Winifred’s Well is located in the village of Holywell, Flintshire, North Wales. It claims to be the oldest continually visited Pilgrimage site in Great Britain and is a Grade 1 listed building going back some 1300 years.
Legend has it that in the 7th Century Saint Winifred was beheaded by Prince Caradoc after she spurned his advances. A spring rose from the ground at the spot where her head fell and she was later restored to life by her uncle, Saint Beuno.
King Richard 1 visited the site in 1189 to pray for the success of his Christian Crusades.
In the late 15th Century, Lady Margaret Beaufort had a Chapel built overlooking the well.
The Stonework of the chapel is covered with hundreds of initials of grateful Pilgrims that have visited the Well with some inscriptions testifying to cures received there.
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The North Wales Pilgrims Way is a 134 mile long-distance walking route in North Wales. It is a modern recreation of an ancient pilgrimage from Basingwerk Abbey in Holywell to Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula. The waymarked trail takes you through pictures landscapes of north wales and finishes along a section of the wales costal path. Along the way you will visits many small stone churches, many dedicated to the Celtic Saints (Saint Winifred and Saint Beuno)
The route (12 days walking plus one day for boat trip to Bardsey Island)
Basingwerk Abbey - Holywell
Trelawnyd
St Asaph
Llansannan
Llangernyw - Ancient Yew tree dated to between 4,000 and 5,000 years old
Rowen
Abergwyngregyn
Bangor
Llanberis
Penygroes
Trefor
Towyn (Tudweiliog)
Aberdaron
Bardsey Island -Ynys Enlli, known as the legendary Island of 20,000 Saints.
The Pilgrims Passport – collected from the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park visitor centre at the start of the walk, or at St Winefride's Well if it is closed.
The North Wales Pilgrims Way Website
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The Pilgrims Way Book
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Pwll y Crochan Wood, Colwyn Bay, North Wales
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St winifred's well and abandoned graveyard ( voice caught on evp)
The healing waters are said to cause miraculous cures, with continuous reports from the early medieval period, although the association with the veneration of St. Winefride cannot be traced to before the 12th century (the 1138 transfer of her relics to shewrsbury).
In 12th-century hagiography, Saint winifred is a virgin martyr, beheaded by Caradoc, a local prince, after she spurned his advances. A spring rose from the ground at the spot where her head fell and she was later restored to life by her uncle, Saint beuno.
The well is known as the lourdes of Wales and is mentioned in an old rhyme as one of the seven wonders of Wales.
Richard I visited the site in 1189 to pray for the success of his crusade, and Henry V was said by Adam of usk to have travelled there on foot from Shrewsbury in 1416.
In the late 15th century, lady margerat Beaufort had built a chapel overlooking the well, which now opens onto a pool where visitors may bathe.
Some of the structures at the well date from the reign of King Henry VII or earlier. Later, King Henry VIII caused the shrine and saintly relics to be destroyed, but some have been recovered to be housed at Shrewsbury and Holywell.
In the 17th century the well became known as a symbol of the survival of Catholic recudancy in Wales. From early in their mission to England, the jusuits supported the well. In 1605, many of those involved with the gunpowder plot visited it with Father Edward oldcorne to give thanks for his deliverance from cancer, or as some said, to plan the plot.
James II is known to have visited the well with his wife Mary of modena during 1686, after several failed attempts to produce an heir to the throne. Shortly after this visit, Mary became pregnant with a son, James.
Princess Victoria, staying in Holywell with her uncle King Leopold of Belgium, visited the Well in 1828. After the roman catholic rekif acr 1829 was enacted, the jesuit Order encouraged a renaissance of the pilgrimage to the Well.
The stonework of the chapel is covered with hundreds of graffiti , the initials of grateful pilgrims. Some inscriptions testify to cures received there.
In January 1917 the North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser reported that the spring's flow had ceased.
The Well gardens were acquired in 1930 following the removal of the former St Winefride's Brewery.
Birgitte Henriksen, the Duchess of Gloucester, visited the well in 2005.
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