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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1875).
2. 2
   A neighbourhood near Swords, County Dublin, Ireland.
3. 3
   A number of places in England:; A settlement in Studham parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0117).
4. 4
   A number of places in England:; A village in Holywell-cum-Needingworth parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3470).
5. 5
   A number of places in England:; A coastal village in Cubert parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7658).

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6. 6
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Evershot parish and Frome St Quintin parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST5904).
7. 7
   A number of places in England:; An area in Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV6096).
8. 8
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7693).
9. 9
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3741).
10. 10
    A number of places in England:; A suburb in Watford borough, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TQ0995)
11. 11
    A number of places in England:; A small settlement in Careby Aunby and Holywell parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0016).
12. 12
    A number of places in England:; A village in Seaton Valley parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ3174).
13. 13
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in West Coker parish and East Coker parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5213).
14. 14
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Rowington parish, Warwick district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1966).

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Holywell GreenHolywell StreetHolywell-cum-NeedingworthWest Holywell

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