Stockwell

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proper noun

A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).

OriginOld English stocc →
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Meanings

proper nounStockwell (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwells)

plural Stockwells

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishstocc“tree trunk, stump”
  2. EnglishStockwell

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

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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