ɪn sˈɪvəl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən, hˈædli wˈʊd wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl bˈʌɹoʊ ʌv ˈɛnfiːld sˈɪns ɪts faʊndˈeɪʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ ˌʌp ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
In civil administration, Hadley Wood was part of the Municipal Borough of Enfield since its foundation in 1850 all the way up until 1965.