English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hadley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marbury Chapelry

Historical Forms

  • Hadeleg' c.1258 Chol
  • Hadeley c.1280 17 ib
  • Hadelegh 1298 ChF 1380 Eyre
  • Haddelegh 1402 ChRR
  • Hadleg' 1260 Court
  • Hadlegh 1302 Chol 1402,1418 ChRR
  • Hadleigh 1396 ib
  • Hadley, Hadley within Coisley, Hadley Hayth 1598 Chol
  • Hadley Hall 1842 OS
  • Hadileg' 1280 P
  • Hadile 1288 Court
  • Hadilegh 1334 ChRR
  • Hadylegh 1320 ib
  • Over Hadyley 1420 Plea
  • Hanley Hall 1831 Bry

Etymology

'Hadda's wood or clearing', from the OE  pers.n. Had (d )a and lēah, with hǣð 'a heath', hall , lȳtel , uferra . In Bry the name is confused with Handley Park 110infra .