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Shadwell

Shadwell proper noun: a hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897).

Proper noun

Shadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Shadwells)

  1. A hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897).
  2. An inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3580).
  3. A hamlet in Brettenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9383).
  4. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3439).
  5. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Shadwell

pluralShadwells

Origin of Shadwell

Various origins: * The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English sċeard (“notch; shard; cleft, gap”) + wella (“well, spring”). * The suburb of London is named with Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + wella (“well, spring”). * The Norfolk placename derives from Old English scēad (“boundary”) + wella (“well, spring”). * The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English sċeadu (“shade; shady place”) + wella (“well, spring”).

Questions about Shadwell

What does Shadwell mean?
Shadwell means a hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897).
What part of speech is Shadwell?
Shadwell is a proper noun.

Words near Shadwell in the dictionary

  1. shads
  2. shadscale
  3. shadscales
  4. shaduf
  5. shadufs
  6. Shadwell
  7. Shadwells
  8. Shadwick
  9. Shadwicks
  10. shady
  11. Shady Cove

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