Thelwall

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proper noun

A suburban village in Grappenhall and Thelwall parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6487).

OriginOld English þel →
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Meanings

proper nounThelwall (countable and uncountable, plural Thelwalls)

plural Thelwalls · alternative Thelwell

  1. countableuncountableA suburban village in Grappenhall and Thelwall parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6487).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþel“board, plank”
  2. EnglishThelwall

From Old English þel (“board, plank”) + wēl (“deep pool”), later confused with wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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