Monken Hadley Middlesex Family History Guide

Monken Hadley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Middlesex.

Alternative names: Hadley, Hadley Wood

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1619
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1639; 1805

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Bridle Path HADLEY WOOD LONDON
The Bridle Path HADLEY WOOD LONDON

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HADLEY, or MONKEN HADLEY, a village and a parish in Barnet district, Middlesex. The village stands on high ground, near Enfield chase, the Great Northern railway, and the boundary with Herts, 1 mile NNE of Barnet; is a pretty rural place; and has a post-office under Barnet, London N.

The parish includes also part of the High street of Barnet. Acres, 2, 530. Real property, £5, 194; of which £100 are in gas works. Pop. 1, 053. Houses, 200. The manor was given, by Geoffrey de Mandeville, to Walden abbey; and, by Henry VIII., to Lord Audley. Hadley House is a chief residence. The high land around the village once formed a part of Enfield chase. The battle between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in 1471, was fought partly within the parish; and is commemorated by an obelisk, erected in 1740.

The living is a donative in the diocese of London. Value, £199. Patron, the Rev. F. Cass. The church is ancient and cruciform; has a western square tower, built of flint with stone coins, and bearing the date 1494; was thoroughly restored in 1848; and contains several interesting monuments. An iron beacon is on the top of the tower; supposed to have been used for a signal light to moving monks or armies; and was last illuminated on the occasion of the Prince of Wales’ marriage.

There are a Wesleyan chapel, national and infant schools, two suites of alms houses with £120, and other charities with £12. Stamford, the lawyer, and Atkyns, the historian of Gloucestershire, were natives.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

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England, Middlesex, Hadley – Cemeteries ( 2 )
A collection of curious and interesting epitaphs : copied from the monuments of distinguished and noted characters in the ancient church and burial grounds of Saint Pancras, Middlesex
Author: Cansick, Frederick Teague

St. Mary the Virgin Monken Hadley, Middlesex, monumental inscriptions … and burial register, 1775-1952

England, Middlesex, Hadley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Monken Hadley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Middlesex, Hadley – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Hadley Wood, 1639
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hadley Wood (Middlesex)

Marriages at Monken Hadley, 1619-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hadley (Middlesex)

Parish registers of Hadley, 1619-1926, 1619-1875
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hadley (Middlesex)

England, Middlesex, Hadley – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Monken Hadley, Lond., Eng

Parish register printouts of Monken Hadley, London, England, christenings, 1732-1876
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Middlesex, Hadley – History ( 1 )
Monken Hadley
Author: Cass, Frederick Charles

Directories

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex – Google Books

Administration

  • County: Middlesex
  • Civil Registration District: Barnet
  • Probate Court: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
  • Diocese: London
  • Rural Deanery: Not created until 1858
  • Poor Law Union: Barnet
  • Hundred: Edmonton
  • Province: Canterbury