English Explanatory Dictionary

Chadwell Heath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb in the borough of Barking and Dagenham and borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4887).

Word forms

Chadwell Heath

Etymology

Named after the former nearby settlement of Chadwell (Street), inherited from Middle English Chaldwelle, from Old English *Ċeald(an)wielle, from ċeald (“cold”) + wielle (“well”). A spurious connection to the name of St. Chad was popular in the 19th century.

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