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Shadwells

Shadwells is the plural of Shadwell.

Meaning of Shadwell

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.

Questions about Shadwells

What is Shadwells the plural of?
Shadwells is the plural of Shadwell.

Words near Shadwells in the dictionary

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

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