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.ib-former-subdiv-fake-li{text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal}</style><table class="infobox ib-former-subdiv vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">Holywell</th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"> • 1911</span></th><td class="infobox-data">64,470 acres (260.9 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • 1961</span></th><td class="infobox-data">58,329 acres (236.05 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • 1901</span></th><td class="infobox-data">23,999</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • 1971</span></th><td class="infobox-data">25,411</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • Created</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1894</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • Abolished</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1974</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Delyn_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Delyn (district)">Delyn</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rural_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Rural District">Rural District</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • <a href="/wiki/Administrative_centre" title="Administrative centre">HQ</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Holywell,_Flintshire" title="Holywell, Flintshire">Holywell</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Holywell</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Rural_district" title="Rural district">rural district</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Administrative_counties_of_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative counties of Wales">administrative county</a> of <a href="/wiki/Flintshire_(historic)" title="Flintshire (historic)">Flintshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>, from 1894 to 1974. </p><p>The district was created by the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1894" title="Local Government Act 1894">Local Government Act 1894</a> as successor to Holywell <a href="/wiki/Sanitary_district" title="Sanitary district">Rural Sanitary District</a>. </p><p>The Rural District Council was based in the town of <a href="/wiki/Holywell,_Flintshire" title="Holywell, Flintshire">Holywell</a>, which was a separate <a href="/wiki/Urban_district_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)">urban district</a>. </p><p>Holywell Rural District was abolished in 1974 by the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a>, becoming part of the district of <a href="/wiki/Delyn_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Delyn (district)">Delyn</a> in the county of <a href="/wiki/Clwyd" title="Clwyd">Clwyd</a>. </p><p>The district contained the following <a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">civil parishes</a>: </p> <table> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="150pt"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brynford" title="Brynford">Brynford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caerwys" title="Caerwys">Caerwys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cilcain" title="Cilcain">Cilcain</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwaunysgor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gwaunysgor (page does not exist)">Gwaenysgor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halkyn" title="Halkyn">Halkyn</a></li> <li>Holywell Rural</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanasa" title="Llanasa">Llanasa</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="150pt"> <ul><li>Mold Rural</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nercwys" title="Nercwys">Nercwys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northop" title="Northop">Northop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nannerch" title="Nannerch">Nannerch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trelawnyd" title="Trelawnyd">Newmarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitford,_Flintshire" title="Whitford, Flintshire">Whitford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ysgeifiog" class="mw-redirect" title="Ysgeifiog">Ysceifiog</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holywell_Rural_District&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_Historical_GIS" title="Great Britain Historical GIS">Great Britain Historical GIS</a> / University of Portsmouth, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10157936">Holywell Rural District</a>. Retrieved 22 January 2008.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_Historical_GIS" title="Great Britain Historical GIS">Great Britain Historical GIS</a> / University of Portsmouth, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10157936">Holywell Rural District</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10157936&c_id=10001043">historic map</a>). Retrieved 22 January 2008.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_Historical_GIS" title="Great Britain Historical GIS">Great Britain Historical GIS</a> / University of Portsmouth, Holywell Rural District <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_chart_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10157936&c_id=10001043&add=N">population</a>. 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bagillt" title="Bagillt">Bagillt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckley,_Flintshire" title="Buckley, Flintshire">Buckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caerwys" title="Caerwys">Caerwys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deeside" title="Deeside">Deeside</a> (<a href="/wiki/Connah%27s_Quay" title="Connah's Quay">Connah's Quay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queensferry,_Flintshire" title="Queensferry, Flintshire">Queensferry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltney" title="Saltney">Saltney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shotton,_Flintshire" title="Shotton, Flintshire">Shotton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flint,_Flintshire" title="Flint, Flintshire">Flint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holywell,_Flintshire" title="Holywell, Flintshire">Holywell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mold,_Flintshire" title="Mold, Flintshire">Mold</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer 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title="Abermorddu">Abermorddu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afonwen" title="Afonwen">Afonwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alltami" title="Alltami">Alltami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Park,_Flintshire" title="Aston Park, Flintshire">Aston Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bretton,_Flintshire" title="Bretton, Flintshire">Bretton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broughton,_Flintshire" title="Broughton, Flintshire">Broughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mynydd_Isa" title="Mynydd Isa">Bryn-y-Baal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brynford" title="Brynford">Brynford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadole" title="Cadole">Cadole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caergwrle" title="Caergwrle">Caergwrle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcoed" title="Calcoed">Calcoed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmel,_Flintshire" title="Carmel, Flintshire">Carmel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cefn-y-bedd" title="Cefn-y-bedd">Cefn-y-Bedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cilcain" title="Cilcain">Cilcain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coed_Talon" title="Coed Talon">Coed Talon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cymau" title="Cymau">Cymau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drury,_Flintshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Drury, Flintshire">Drury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewloe" title="Ewloe">Ewloe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ffrith" title="Ffrith">Ffrith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flint_Mountain" title="Flint Mountain">Flint Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ffynnongroew" title="Ffynnongroew">Ffynnongroew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenfield,_Flintshire" title="Greenfield, Flintshire">Greenfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gronant" title="Gronant">Gronant</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glyncorrwg,_Flintshire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glyncorrwg, Flintshire (page does not exist)">Glyncorrwg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwaenysgor" title="Gwaenysgor">Gwaenysgor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwernaffield" title="Gwernaffield">Gwernaffield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwernymynydd" title="Gwernymynydd">Gwernymynydd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halkyn" title="Halkyn">Halkyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawarden" title="Hawarden">Hawarden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holway,_Flintshire" title="Holway, Flintshire">Holway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_Kinnerton" title="Higher Kinnerton">Higher Kinnerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope,_Flintshire" title="Hope, Flintshire">Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeswood" title="Leeswood">Leeswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanfynydd,_Flintshire" title="Llanfynydd, Flintshire">Llanfynydd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanasa" title="Llanasa">Llanasa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leadmill,_Flintshire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leadmill, Flintshire (page does not exist)">Leadmill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mancot" title="Mancot">Mancot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mostyn" title="Mostyn">Mostyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mynydd_Isa" title="Mynydd Isa">Mynydd Isa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nannerch" title="Nannerch">Nannerch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nercwys" title="Nercwys">Nercwys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northop" title="Northop">Northop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northop_Hall" title="Northop Hall">Northop Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakenholt" title="Oakenholt">Oakenholt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantasaph" title="Pantasaph">Pantasaph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantymwyn" title="Pantymwyn">Pantymwyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentre_Halkyn" title="Pentre Halkyn">Pentre Halkyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penyffordd" title="Penyffordd">Penyffordd (Buckley)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pen-y-ffordd" title="Pen-y-ffordd">Pen-y-Ffordd (Holywell)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penymynydd" title="Penymynydd">Penymynydd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontblyddyn" title="Pontblyddyn">Pontblyddyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhosesmor" title="Rhosesmor">Rhosesmor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhes-y-cae" title="Rhes-y-cae">Rhes-y-Cae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhydymwyn" title="Rhydymwyn">Rhydymwyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandycroft" title="Sandycroft">Sandycroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealand,_Flintshire" title="Sealand, Flintshire">Sealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sychdyn" title="Sychdyn">Soughton/Sychdyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltney_Ferry" class="mw-redirect" title="Saltney Ferry">Saltney Ferry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talacre" title="Talacre">Talacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trelawnyd" title="Trelawnyd">Trelawnyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trelogan" title="Trelogan">Trelogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treuddyn" title="Treuddyn">Treuddyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitford,_Flintshire" title="Whitford, Flintshire">Whitford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ysceifiog" title="Ysceifiog">Ysceifiog</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Geography</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alyn_Gorge" title="Alyn Gorge">Alyn Gorge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bretton_Bridge" title="Bretton Bridge">Bretton Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caerwys_Rectory" title="Caerwys Rectory">Caerwys Rectory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clwydian_Range" title="Clwydian Range">Clwydian Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clwydian_Range_and_Dee_Valley" title="Clwydian Range and Dee Valley">Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dee_Estuary" title="Dee Estuary">Dee Estuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flintshire_Bridge" title="Flintshire Bridge">Flintshire Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gop" title="The Gop">The Gop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenfield_Valley_Heritage_Park" title="Greenfield Valley Heritage Park">Greenfield Valley Heritage Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moel_Famau" title="Moel Famau">Moel Famau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moel_y_Gaer,_Rhosesmor" title="Moel y Gaer, Rhosesmor">Moel y Gaer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moel_y_Parc" title="Moel y Parc">Moel y Parc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mostyn_Colliery" title="Mostyn Colliery">Mostyn Colliery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nant-y-Ffrith" title="Nant-y-Ffrith">Nant-y-Ffrith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogof_Nadolig" title="Ogof Nadolig">Ogof Nadolig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_of_Ayr" title="Point of Ayr">Point of Ayr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_of_Ayr_Gas_Terminal" title="Point of Ayr Gas Terminal">Point of Ayr Gas Terminal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Alyn" title="River Alyn">River Alyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Cegidog" title="River Cegidog">River Cegidog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Dee_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="River Dee (United Kingdom)">River Dee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Terrig" title="River Terrig">River Terrig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talacre" title="Talacre">Talacre Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wepre_Park" title="Wepre Park">Wepre Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parliamentary <br /> representation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_parliamentary_constituencies_in_Clwyd" title="List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd">List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flintshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Flintshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Flintshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Flintshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Flintshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)">West Flintshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Community councils</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argoed,_Flintshire" title="Argoed, Flintshire">Argoed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagillt" title="Bagillt">Bagillt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broughton_and_Bretton" title="Broughton and Bretton">Broughton and Bretton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brynford" title="Brynford">Brynford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckley,_Flintshire" title="Buckley, Flintshire">Buckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caerwys" title="Caerwys">Caerwys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cilcain" title="Cilcain">Cilcain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connah%27s_Quay" title="Connah's Quay">Connah's Quay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flint,_Flintshire" title="Flint, Flintshire">Flint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwernaffield_with_Pantymwyn" title="Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn">Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwernymynydd" title="Gwernymynydd">Gwernymynydd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halkyn" title="Halkyn">Halkyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawarden" title="Hawarden">Hawarden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_Kinnerton" title="Higher Kinnerton">Higher Kinnerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holywell,_Flintshire" title="Holywell, Flintshire">Holywell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope,_Flintshire" title="Hope, Flintshire">Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeswood_and_Pontblyddyn" title="Leeswood and Pontblyddyn">Leeswood and Pontblyddyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanasa" title="Llanasa">Llanasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanfynydd,_Flintshire" title="Llanfynydd, Flintshire">Llanfynydd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mold,_Flintshire" title="Mold, Flintshire">Mold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mostyn" title="Mostyn">Mostyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nannerch" title="Nannerch">Nannerch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nercwys" title="Nercwys">Nercwys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northop" title="Northop">Northop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northop_Hall" title="Northop Hall">Northop Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penyffordd" title="Penyffordd">Penyffordd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queensferry,_Flintshire" title="Queensferry, Flintshire">Queensferry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltney" title="Saltney">Saltney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealand,_Flintshire" title="Sealand, Flintshire">Sealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shotton,_Flintshire" title="Shotton, Flintshire">Shotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trelawnyd_and_Gwaenysgor" title="Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor">Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treuddyn" title="Treuddyn">Treuddyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitford,_Flintshire" title="Whitford, Flintshire">Whitford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ysceifiog" title="Ysceifiog">Ysceifiog</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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