Tadley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Offcote and Underwood
Historical Forms
- Tadel' 1265 Cl
- Taddel' Hy3 Brookhill Hy3 WollCh
- Taddeley(e) 1286 Brookhill 1296 Kniveton Ed1 RadCh 1330 Ass
- Tadley Ed1,1331 RadCh
- Tidley Fields 1676 Bemrose
Etymology
Tadley (lost), Tadel '1265 Cl, Taddel 'Hy 3Brookhill , Hy 3WollCh (p), Taddeley (e )1286Brookhill , 1296Kniveton , Ed 1 RadCh, 1330Ass , Tadley Ed 1, 1331 RadCh, Tidley Fields 1676Bemrose . Perhaps 'toad clearing', v. tādige , lēah , though an OE pers.n. *Tāda might also be considered as first element; cf. Tadlow (PN C 66).