, ▁T eder lei , ▁T ither ley , ▁T ud ur ley , ▁T adel ▁and ▁T ad de ley . ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁rural ▁British ▁communities , ▁it ▁is ▁assumed ▁that ▁the ▁village ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁clear ing ▁in ▁the ▁dense ▁forest ▁which ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁covered ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁England . ▁In ▁Old ▁English , ▁T ad de ▁means ▁' To ad ' ▁or ▁' F rog ' ▁and ▁le y ▁being ▁' a ▁clear ing ▁in ▁the ▁woods ', ▁so ▁it ▁possibly ▁means ▁" a ▁clear ing ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁with ▁fro gs ". ▁Most ▁sources , ▁however , ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁means ▁" wood land ▁clear ing ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁called ▁T ada ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 9 0 9 , ▁Edward ▁the ▁E lder ▁granted ▁the ▁' Man or ▁of ▁Over ton ' ▁to ▁Fr ith stan , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Win chester . ▁In ▁the ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁this ▁a ▁wood ▁at ▁T ad ley ▁is ▁mentioned . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁mentioned ▁frequently ▁in ▁documents ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁grant . ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁estate ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁called ▁the ▁' Man or ▁of ▁T ad ley ' ▁but ▁later ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' Man or ▁of ▁With ford ▁or ▁Wy ford '. ▁In ▁ 1 1 6 6 ▁this ▁property ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁William ▁Hot ot . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Robert ▁Hot ot ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁church ▁at