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Shadwell

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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”).

proper noun Shadwells

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

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"Shadwell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shadwell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Shadwell. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shadwell

Chicago

"Shadwell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shadwell.

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@misc{shadwell_2026,
  title = {Shadwell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shadwell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}