ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv hˈɔːli ɪz fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ɪnðə kəmpˈɑːɾəs də kɹˈʌndəl, spˈɛlt æz hˈeɪlli, hˈæl ænd hˈæliː ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi æz hˈælɛɡ.
The first written record of Hawley is from 1248, in the Compotus De Crundal, spelt as Halely, Halle and Hallee and later in 1280 as Hallegh.