Shadwell (other)
Shadwell is an area of London, England. Shadwell may also refer to: * Shadwell (name), including a list of people with the name *Shadwell railway station, a station on the London Overground *Shadwell DLR station, a station on the Docklands Light Railway * Shadwell, Gloucestershire, a hamlet of Uley, England * Shadwell, Norfolk, a location in England * Shadwell, Leeds, a village in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England *Shadwell, Virginia, a plantation in Virginia, USA *USS Shadwell (LSD-15), United States Ship See also * Siadwel the Welsh poet (pronounced "Shadwell"), a character from the 1980s BBC sketch show ''Naked Video'' *Chadwell (other) Chadwell may refer to: Locations * Chadwell, Leicestershire * Chadwell, Shropshire * Chadwell Heath in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham * Chadwell Springs Chadwell may refer to: Locations * Chadwell, Leicestershire * Chadwell, Shropshir ...

Shadwell
Shadwell is a district of East London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets , east of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the Thames between Wapping (to the west) and Ratcliff (to the east). This riverside location has meant the area's history and character have been shaped by the maritime trades. Historically a hamlet of the Manor and Ancient Parish of Stepney,Young's guide describes Hamlets as devolved areas of Parishes - but does not describe this area specifically it became a parish in its own right in 1670. the area of the Hamlet and Parish included areas south of Cable Street including Shadwell Basin and the King Edward Memorial Park. History Etymology In the 13th century, the area was a low lying marsh''Shadwell''
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Shadwell (name)
Shadwell is an English surname. Notable people with the name include: *Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642–1692), English poet and playwright *Lancelot Shadwell (1779–1850), British barrister and politician *Charles Shadwell (Royal Navy officer) (1814–1886), Commander-in-Chief, China Station *Charles Shadwell (priest) (1840–1910), jurisprudence lecturer at Oriel College, Oxford * Francis Shadwell (1851–1915), English cricketer * Arthur Shadwell (1854–1936), British physician and writer *Lancelot Cayley Shadwell (1882–1963), English writer and lyricist *Charles Shadwell (musician) (1898–1979), British conductor and bandleader *Graham Shadwell Graham Anthony George Shadwell (born 1975) is an English international bowls player. Bowls career Shadwell won two bronze medals at consecutive World Outdoor Championships in 2008 in the fours with Mark Bantock, Stephen Farish and Robert Ne ...

Shadwell Railway Station
Shadwell is a London Overground station in Shadwell in East London. It was formerly a London Underground station on the East London line until 2007. The station is between to the north and to the south. It is located near to Shadwell DLR station. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2. The Overground station is underground (the DLR station is on a viaduct). The Overground platforms are decorated with enamel panels designed by Sarah McMenemy in 1995. History London Underground The original station was one of the oldest on the network, and was built over a spring. First opened by the East London Railway on 10 April 1876, it was first served by the District Railway and Metropolitan Railway on 1 October 1884. It was renamed ''Shadwell & St. George-in-the-East'' on 1 July 1900, but reverted to its original name in 1918. A new ticket hall was built on Cable Street in 1983, replacing the original building in Watney Street, which was demolished in May 2010. Access to the station pl ...
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Shadwell DLR Station
Shadwell is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Shadwell in east London, England and is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east. The 1991 Bank extension joins the main DLR line just to the west of Shadwell. It is located near Shadwell railway station for London Overground services, in Travelcard Zone 2. History This station opened on 31 August 1987 as part of the first tranche of DLR stations. It is located 50 yards to the west of an earlier station that was first called Shadwell and then renamed Shadwell & St. George's East, serving the slow lines of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway that this section of the DLR replaced. Initially designed for one-car DLR trains, Shadwell's platform was extended for two-car operation in 1991. The station was refurbished in 2009: the platforms were extended to accommodate three-car trains, the station entrance at ground level was altered, and an emergency exit was added at the east ...
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Shadwell, Gloucestershire
Uley is a village and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Elcombe and Shadwell and Bencombe, all to the south of the village of Uley, and the hamlet of Crawley to the north. The village is situated in a wooded valley in the Cotswold escarpment, on the B4066 road between Dursley and Stroud. The population of the civil parish is around 1,100, but was much greater during the early years of the industrial revolution, when the village was renowned for producing blue cloth. The placename (recorded as ''Euuelege'' in the Domesday Book) probably signifies 'clearing in a yew wood'. History The Romans built a temple at West Hill, near Uley, on the site of an earlier prehistoric shrine. Following the laying of a water main pipe there in 1976, many discoveries were made including numerous Roman writing tablets or lead curse tablets from the temple area. These writing tablets appear often to relate to theft, and here the mention o ...
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Shadwell, Leeds
Shadwell is a village and civil parish in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The village is to the north east of Leeds city centre. It sits in the Harewood ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. The village is in the LS17 postal code and is served by the Shadwell Parish Council. Shadwell borders with areas including Alwoodley, Roundhay, Whinmoor and Moortown and is being increasingly referred to simply as an area or suburb of Leeds but retains its many village traditions. It had a population of 1,864 in 2001, reducing to 1,849 at the 2011 Census. History The first written proof of Shadwell's existence is in 1086 in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book, where it is called ''Scadewelle'', and is part of the Feudal Barony of Pontefract. The origin of the name is not certain, and some 25 variations are found in the historical record, the present one being largely fixed in the 18th century. In the original Anglo-Saxon form, ''we ...
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Shadwell, Virginia
Shadwell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County, Virginia. It is located by the Rivanna River near Charlottesville. The site today is marked by a Virginia Historical Marker to mark the birthplace of President Thomas Jefferson. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with Clifton. Before early colonists moved into the Shadwell area, Monacan people had trails that traversed what became Shadwell. Peter Jefferson, the father of President Thomas Jefferson established and named the Shadwell plantation in the mid-18th century. Four generations of the Jefferson family lived at Shadwell. Initially, it was a plantation worked by enslaved and free people and grew tobacco, grain, and clover. Then, a grist mill, sawmill, and carding factory expanded the Shadwell economy. Canals and locks were constructed in the Rivanna River to transport goods, including lumber, flour, grain, and cotton-yard. After the carding factory burned down in the 1850s and the ...
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USS Shadwell (LSD-15)
USS ''Shadwell'' (LSD-15) was a in the United States Navy. She was named after Shadwell (Virginia), Shadwell plantation, Albemarle County, Virginia, the birthplace and early home of Thomas Jefferson, author of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. Initially authorized under the Lend-Lease Act and named ''Tomahawk'', then renamed ''Waterway'' upon assignment to the United Kingdom, LSD-15 was reassigned back to the United States and named ''Shadwell''. She was laid down on 17 January 1944 by the Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., at Newport News, Virginia; launched on 24 May 1944; sponsored by Miss Mary Greenman; and Ship commissioning, commissioned on 24 July 1944. Service history World War II After shakedown, ''Shadwell'' sailed from Hampton Roads on 26 August 1944. She transited the Panama Canal on 1 September and headed for San Diego, where she laid over for a doc ...
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Siadwel
John Sparkes (born 6 January 1954) is a Welsh actor and comedian. He portrayed Barry Welsh, presenter of the HTV Wales series ''Barry Welsh Is Coming''. He has also had major roles in ''Naked Video'', '' Absolutely'', ''Fireman Sam'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and ''Jeff Global's Global Probe'', and is the narrator of the children's television show ''Peppa Pig''. Early life Sparkes was born on 6 January 1954 in Swansea, Wales. He began his working life at Lloyds Bank in Mumbles. After a time as an English teacher, in the 1980s, he turned to comedy and moved to London, becoming an established performer in the first years of London's alternative cabaret circuit alongside Alexei Sayle, Jo Brand, Paul Merton, and Rik Mayall. Television comedy career ''Naked Video'' and ''Absolutely'' Sparkes starred in the sketch show ''Naked Video'', where he played Siadwel, the geeky South Wales poet who wore an anorak and glasses. The character also appeared when Sparkes was part of the BBC Radio ...
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