Chadwell Heath en · PROPN
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.
Meanings
- A suburb in the borough of Barking and Dagenham and borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4887).