Hadley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Monken Hadley
Historical Forms
- Hadleg(h) 1248 Ch 1299 Pat
- Hadle(e), Hadley(e) 1279 QW 1291 Tax 1294 Ass 1394–1408 FF(Mx)
- Haddeleye 1254 Val
- Haddeleigh (sic) 1294 Pat
- Haddele 1341 NI
- Haddeleye 1348 FF(Mx)
- Hadele 1349,1365 ib
- Hedle 1291 Tax
- Hedlegh 1535 VE
- Munkeschurche 1385 Husting
- Monkenchirche 1401 FF(Mx)
- Hadley Monachorum 1485 BM
- Monken Hadley 1489,1506 FF(Mx)
- Mounken Hadley 1534 ib
- Munkyn Hadley 1553 ib
Etymology
Probably 'heath clearing' (v. hæð , leah ), though 'Headda 's clearing' is just possible. Cf. Hadlow Down (PN Sx 395) and Headdandun (KCD 544). The manor was early granted to the monks of Walden Abbey (Ess).