▁T ad ley ▁is ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 6 ▁when ▁Andrew ▁Hot ot ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁ow ning ▁the ▁Man or ▁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 ▁own ers ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁T ad ley ▁from ▁ 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁T ad ley ▁is ▁a ▁civil ▁parish ▁with ▁an ▁elected ▁town ▁council ▁T ad ley ▁Town ▁Council ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁ 4 ▁parish ▁w ards , ▁Central ▁T ad ley , ▁South ▁T ad ley , ▁North ▁T ad ley ▁and ▁East ▁T ad ley . ▁These ▁occup y ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁three ▁w ards ▁of ▁Bas ing st oke ▁and ▁De ane ▁District ▁Council , ▁being ▁B augh urst ▁and ▁T ad ley ▁North , ▁T ad ley ▁Central ▁and ▁T ad ley ▁South . ▁T ad ley ▁falls ▁within ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Bas ing st oke ▁and ▁De ane ▁District ▁Council ▁and ▁of ▁Ham pshire ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁coun c ils ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁local ▁government . ▁ ▁Geography ▁T ad ley ▁lies ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁border ▁of ▁Ham pshire , ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁Ber k shire . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁six ▁miles ▁( 1 0   km ) ▁north ▁of ▁Bas ing st oke , ▁ten ▁miles ▁( 1 6   km ) ▁south ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁town ▁of ▁Reading ▁and ▁ten ▁miles ▁( 1 6  