| Clwyd Family History Society - Church Photographs |
| Church in Wales for this parish ]
| Holywell / Treffynnon - St. James |
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| Ordnance Survey reference SJ 185763 |
| Clwyd Family History Society - Church Photographs |
| Holywell / Treffynnon - St. James |
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| Ordnance Survey reference SJ 185763 |
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Holywell is one of the "ancient parishes" of Flintshire. It originally comprised the townships of Holywell, Brynford, Bagillt Fawr, Bagillt Fechan, Calcot, Coleshill Fawr, Coleshill Fechan, Greenfield, Stokyn and Wellstone. On 23 May 1844, the new parish of Bagillt was created from the townships of Bagillt Fawr, Bagillt Fechan, Coleshill Fawr and Coleshill Fechan. In 1854, most of the township of Brynford was lost to the new parish of Brynford. In 1983, the area of Wellstone was transferred to the parish of Brynford. There is evidence of a church at Holywell before the Norman conquest. The church was dedicated to St. Winifred for many centuries, but after extensive rebuilding in 1769, it was re-dedicated to St. James the Apostle. The church was in Flintshire until 1974; and in Clwyd from 1974 until 1996. It is now in "new" Flintshire. For "family history" information about the church and parish, click on the GENUKI link at the top of this page. |
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