Editing Tadley (section)

== History ==
[[File:StPetersTadley.jpg|thumb|left|St. Peter's church]]
The origin of the name is uncertain. In old maps and books Tadley can be found spelled as ''Taddanleage'', ''Tederlei'', ''Titherley'', ''Tudurley'', ''Tadel'' and ''Taddeley''. As with many other rural British communities, it is assumed that the village began as a clearing in the dense forest which at one time covered the greater part of England. In [[Old English language|Old English]], ''Tadde'' means 'Toad' or 'Frog' and ''ley'' being 'a clearing in the woods', so it possibly means "a clearing in the woods with frogs". Most sources, however, say that the name means "woodland clearing of a man called ''Tada''".<ref name="PDEPN">{{cite book | last = Mills | first = A.D. | title = The Popular Dictionary of English Place Names | publisher = Parragon | year = 1996 | page = 320 | isbn = 0-7525-1851-8 }}</ref>

In 909, [[Edward the Elder]] granted the 'Manor of Overton' to [[Frithstan]], [[Bishop of Winchester]]. In the confirmation of this a wood at Tadley is mentioned. The village is mentioned frequently in documents relating to the grant. There was an independent estate in the parish called the 'Manor of Tadley' but later was known as the 'Manor of Withford or Wyford'. In 1166 this property was held by William Hotot. He was succeeded by his son, Robert Hotot in 1205. The first reference to a church at Tadley is in 1286 when Andrew Hotot is recorded as owning the Manor and Church. It could be assumed that a settlement and therefore a church existed at an earlier date in view of the documented references to owners of land at Tadley from 909.

Tadley Place on Church Lane is a Grade II listed building which includes part of the former Tudor manor house.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tadley Place Farmhouse |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101296535-tadley-place-farmhouse-tadley |website=British Listed Buildings |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> It was the home of the 17th century MP [[Henry Ludlow (died 1639)|Sir Henry Ludlow]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LUDLOW, Henry I (c.1577-1639), of Tadley Park, Hants. |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/ludlow-henry-i-1577-1639 |website=History of Parliament |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref>