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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shadwell like this:
SHADWELL, a hamlet in Rushford parish, Norfolk; on the river Brandon, 3¼ miles E of Thetford. It takesits name from a spring called St. Chad's well, formerlymuch frequented by pilgrims. S. Court is the seat of Sir R. J. Buxton, Bart.
Shadwell is now part of BRECKLAND District. Click here for graphs and data of how BRECKLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shadwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shadwell, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25223
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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