Chadwell, Leicestershire
Chadwell is a small village approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.[1][2]
| Chadwell | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary's Parish Church, Chadwell | |
  Chadwell Location within Leicestershire | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode district | LE14 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village's name means 'spring/stream which is cold'.[3]
Chadwell is near to Wycomb and they share the same church of St. Mary in the same ecclesiastical parish. The hamlets are part of Scalford and share the same parish council. The village was originally named Cauldwell, and was once twice the size it is now.
References
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 129 Nottingham & Loughborough (Melton Mowbray) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231623.
- "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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