ðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv hˈɔːli wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ˌaʊɾəv ðæt ʌv jˈeɪtli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, ɐ fjˈuː dˈɛkeɪdz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə sˈɛkjʊlɚɹ ˈæspɛkts ʌv sˈʌtʃ wɜː fˈʊli sˈiːst æz sˈɪvəl pˈæɹɪʃᵻz wɜː ɹˈoʊld ˈaʊt.
The parish of Hawley was created out of that of Yateley in 1838, a few decades before the secular aspects of such were fully ceased as civil parishes were rolled out.