Chadwell is a small village approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...

 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

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Chadwell is very close to Wycomb

Wycomb

Wycomb is a small village in northern Leicestershire, England. It is in the Melton district, about from Melton Mowbray. It is part of the civil parish of Scalford.-References:...

 and they share the same church of St.Mary in the same parish. The hamlets are part of Scalford

Scalford

Scalford is a village and civil parish in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies 4 miles to the north of Melton Mowbray at the southern end of the Vale of Belvoir....

 and share the same parish council

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

. Originally named Cauldwell (as in cold well), the village was once twice the size it is now, but was mostly demolished by Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....

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