Shadwell.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897).
A placename: An inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3580).
A placename: A hamlet in Brettenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9383).
A placename: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3439).
A placename: An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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