Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hedingelei(a) 1086 DB

• (West) Hedingel(e)' 1236 Ch 1237 Skyr

• Est Hadigleia, West Hadigleia 1133–43 Bodl4 c.1154 YCh1559

• Haddingleia 1155–62 YCh1452

• Hading(he)l(ay)' 1240 Kirkst

• Haddingeleia, Haddingelaie a.1172,c.1200 Kirkst

• Est Haddingelaie, West Haddingelaie 1154–70,1160–80 YCh1557–8

• Estheddingeleie 13 Kirkst

• Heddigeley 1240–50 Bodl92

• Heddingle(y), Heddingl(a)y, Heddyngl(a)y 1240,1279 Kirkst Ed1 BM 1293 QW 1303 Aid 1312 Calv 1327 SR 1641 Rates

• Hedinglay, Hedingley, Hedyngley 1285 KI 1378 Baild 1459 TestLds 1531 WillY

• (West) Eddinglay, Eddingley 1312 BM 1546 WillY

• Heddenley 1585 PRLds 1761 PRAdel

Etymology

'Forest-glade or clearing of the Head (d )ings ', v. -ingas , lēah . The first el. is an old folk-name derived from the OE  pers.n. Head (d )a (Redin 66, 67), which accounts for the variation between Hed - and Had - forms (cf. Phonol. § 19).