▁Ath el ai ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 2 7 3 ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Dun he y ther ley e ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 1 , ▁H up he ber leg . ▁The ▁name ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁h agu - th orn ▁+ ▁l ē ah ▁ ▁meaning ▁" h aw th orn ▁clear ing ". ▁the ▁distingu ishing ▁aff ix es ▁" Up " ▁and ▁" Down " ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁upp ▁meaning ▁" high er ▁up stream " ▁and ▁d ū ne ▁meaning ▁" lower ▁down stream ". ▁Up ▁H ather ley ▁is ▁a ▁separate ▁parish ▁three ▁miles ▁up stream ▁on ▁the ▁H ather ley ▁Brook . ▁Historic ▁buildings ▁include ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁( 1 5 th - century ▁tower , ▁otherwise ▁re built ▁ 1 8 6 0 ) ▁and ▁H ather ley ▁Court ▁( or ▁House ) ▁( 1 7 th ▁century ), ▁now ▁a ▁hotel . ▁ ▁J em my ▁Wood , ▁The ▁Gl ouc ester ▁M iser , ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁owner ▁of ▁H ather ley ▁House ▁and ▁estate . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁Button ▁G win nett ▁( 1 7 3 5 – 1 7 7 7 ), ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁sign ator ies ▁( first ▁signature ▁on ▁the ▁left ) ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁re ctor ▁ ▁Peter ▁Bell inger ▁Bro die ▁( 1 8 1