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St Chad's

Other OS name in the Parish of South Ferriby

Historical Forms

  • Cadwell 1614 Nelthorpe 1638 Terrier 1658,1666 Nelthorpe
  • Cadwells 1665,1683 ib

Etymology

or ( local ) , Cadwell 1614Nelthorpe , 1638Terrier , 1658, 1666Nelthorpe , Cadwells 1665, 1683ib , cf. Chadwell Close (s )1803EnclA ; the forms are late but this may be ' Cada's spring ' , v. wella , identical with Cadwell PNO 121 , and perhaps viam de Sadewell '1207 FF , in f. ns . ( b ) , is an error for Cadewell ' . Mr Raymond Carey points out that this is a blow - well and is on the site of an Iron Age and Romano - British settlement .