Stockwell

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Stockwell

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From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

proper noun Stockwells

countable, uncountable A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).
countable, uncountable A hamlet in Bradninch parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9702).
countable, uncountable A hamlet in Birdlip parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9414).
countable, uncountable A town in Barossa council area and Light Regional Council area, South Australia, named after Samuel Stockwell.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{stockwell_2026,
  title = {Stockwell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stockwell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}