Etymology

Chadwell Heath

Today it means: A suburb in the borough of Barking and Dagenham and borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4887). Full definition →

Middle English Chaldwelle ← Old English *Ċeald(an)wielle
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  1. Old English · inherited from*Ċeald(an)wielle
  2. Middle English · inherited fromChaldwelle
  3. English todayChadwell Heath

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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.