Fulwell

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UK/fʊlwɛl/

proper noun

A small suburban area in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1472).

OriginOld English fūl →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small suburban area in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1472).
  2. A hamlet in Enstone parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3723).
  3. A hamlet in Mixbury parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire; the former Fulwell & Westbury railway station was across the border in Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP6234).
  4. A residential area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3959).

Origin

  1. Old Englishfūl“dirty”
  2. EnglishFulwell

Inherited from Old English fūl (“dirty”), definite form fūla + wella (“spring”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Fulwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulwell

MLA

“Fulwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fulwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulwell.

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