Childwall derived from Old English Cilduuelle, the pronunciation was similar to todays pronunciation, Chillwall [1]. The word Cilduuelle derives from the Old Norse words Kelda Vollr meaning spring field [2]. Within Old English it was translated to ‘a stream where children would meet’ [3].
There has been multiple variations of Childwall these are:
1086 Cildeuuelle
1094 Childewell
1212 Childewelle
1238 Chaldewelle
1261 Childwall
1291 Childewall
1305 Chaldewal
Recorded in The Domesday Book of 1086, with the translation Cilduuelle [4].
Researched by Brooke Heaton.
[1] Sedgwick, E. (2018). The Origins Behind Liverpool’s Place-names – Signatures Liverpool. [online] Signatures Liverpool. Available at: http://signaturesliverpool.co.uk/origins-behind-liverpools-place-names/ [Accessed 30 Nov. 2018].
[2] First-names-meanings.com. (2018). The meaning of name Kelda and origin English (Rare). [online] Available at: http://www.first-names-meanings.com/name/name-KELDA.html [Accessed 30 Nov. 2018].
[3] Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. (2018). [online] Available at: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol/archaeology/historic-characterisation-project/Liverpool-Part-6.pdf [Accessed 6 Dec. 2018].
[4] Liverpoolcityregion.uk. (2018). The History of Liverpool – Liverpool City Region | Liverpool | Wirral | Sefton | St.Helens | Knowsley | Halton. [online] Available at: http://www.liverpoolcityregion.uk/the-history-of-liverpool.html [Accessed 6 Dec. 2018].
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