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HOLYWELL
An important Welsh gateway
since Roman times the area has a rich industrial and religious heritage.
Since the seventh century,
it has been a destination for pilgrims who travel from around the
world to pay homage at the Shrine of St. Winefride and bathe in the
healing waters of the well, the "Lourdes of Wales". In the
eighteenth century, the abundant water resources in the Greenfield
Valley, combined with the exploitation of local mineral resources
gave the area an unrivalled status as a milling and
mining centre.
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