Hadleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hadleigh
Historical Forms
- Hæþlege c.1000 CCC383 c.1125
- Hadleg(a) 1121 AC 1251–65 FF
- Hadlea 1182 P 1231
- Hadlegh(e) 1238 SR 1327 Londin
- Hadleye 1254,1260 FF
- Hadlee 1287 1330 Londin
- Kyngeshadlegh 1289 FF
- Halleg' 1231 Ch, Cl
- Alegh 1254 Ass
- Hathleg(h) 1237,1240 Lib 1239 Ch
- Hathlee 1243–60 HMCix
- Hodleye 1285 Ass
- Haddelegh 1321,1328 Londin
- Haddele(ye) 1327–58 Pat
- Hadlowe 1510 LP
- Hadleyght 1536 FF
- Hadley ad Castrum 1551 M
Etymology
'Heath clearing,' v. hæþ , leah . King 's because the church was in the gift of the King (1219 Fees). Ad castrum from the castle. For Hadleyght cf. Leigh infra 188–9.