# Thelwall

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A suburban village in Grappenhall and Thelwall parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6487).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English þel (“board, plank”) + wēl (“deep pool”), later confused with wella (“well, spring, stream”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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