End of Tenancy Cleaning Chadwell St Mary RM16

The name of this East London area derives from Celdewella as it was recorded in the 11th century in the Domesday Book. It means “cold spring”. St Mary name comes from the parish church. The name Chadwell St Mary is used since Victorian times to differentiate it from Chadwell Heath. A 19th-century name theory derives the name from St Chad the bishop of Tilbury who is said to have blessed a well. However, it was his brother St Cedd who was bishop at Tilbury. They are often mistaken for one another. The Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed structure dating from the 12th century. The tower is from the 16th century. The church contains a war memorial for the Chadwell St Mary victims of World War I and II.

Three streets in this RM16 area take their names from the manors of Biggin, Ingleby, and Longhouse. Peter Symonds, a wealthy 16th-century merchant, owned the manor of Ingleby. He was also a philanthropist who funded several charitable organizations. Chadwell Hall, the manor house of Chadwell manor, Biggin Farmhouse, Sleeper’s Farm, and Chadwell Place are listed buildings. An art deco building designed by architect Wells Coates can be found in Sandy Lane. It was part of the 1934 Ideal Home Exhibition. Some of the items displayed at the local museum show that Chadwell St Mary was inhabited since the Bronze Age. Remains of a 6th-century house were found.

Writer Daniel Defoe known for the novel Robinson Crusoe lived in Chadwell St Mary while he owned a tile factory in the area. James Temple and Edward Whalley, two of the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, lived here in the 17th century. Javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread lived here with her adoptive family. Terrel’s Heath woodland is mentioned in a 17th-century estate map as Tirells Heath. The name may derive from the Tyrrel or Torel family.