Holywell is a village in Cambridgeshire, England,[1] approximately 6 miles (10 km) east of Huntingdon, in the civil parish of Holywell-cum-Needingworth.

The parish council, the lowest tier of government in England, is responsible for providing and maintaining local services including allotments, a cemetery, and landscaping and tree planting in public spaces such as village greens and playing fields.

[3] It collects the council tax, and provides services such as building regulations, local planning, environmental health, leisure and tourism.

The story runs that she committed the act having been jilted in love by the local woodcutter, and was buried on the banks of the Ouse at the ferry crossing point in AD 1050.

On the anniversary of her death, which is Saint Patrick's Day (17 March, according to tradition) her ghost is said to appear as a spectral figure slowly moving towards the river bank.

Occasionally the apparition has been witnessed within the Ferry Boat Inn, but this may relate to the themed evening hosted inside, and the alcoholic drink promotions of the night.

Juliet's gravestone is preserved within the pub, but to walk on it is to invite serious ill-luck and drinks must be bought for all and sundry within should a visitor do so.

The holy water well from which the village takes its name is located in front of the church, as you exit the building with the River Great Ouse ahead of you.

A well dressing ceremony takes place each year in June, and children from the local primary school are involved in making floral garlands and decorations for the well.

The living was in the gift of the Abbot of Ramsey, and there remains at the west end of the village evidence of mediaeval fishponds which were managed by monks from the Abbey.

The current church building is mainly 14th century, with a fine 16th-century tower reputedly built with stone taken from Ramsey Abbey after the Dissolution.

[9] It has been owned by various families, breweries and private concerns and is seen as a jewel-in-the-crown to brewing outfits due its picture postcard looks and large visitor numbers.