The HARTLEY Surname - Place Names

THE DOMESDAY BOOK The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, the Norman King who invaded England in 1066. The first draft was completed in August 1086 and contained records for 13,418 settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees [the border with Scotland at the time].
HARTLEY was called in Domesday [1086] ERCLEI and in the Textus Roffensis [1125] HERDEI.
The Saxon 'E' was pronounced as our 'A' and the sound of the 'C' against 'L' is not unlike that of 'T' and 'L' so maybe the name should have been written 'ARTLEI' not 'ERCLEI' ? In the case of Hartley, near Cranbrook, the Norman scribe wrote 'ARCLEI', a hal-way compromise ?
So 'ERCLEI' or 'ARCLEI' could be the Norman version of the Saxon 'HEORTLEA'.

In some places it looks like the name changed over time to: HERCLEGA, then HURTLEGH, HERTELE, HERTELEGH, HERTLEYE [13thC] HURTLEYE [14thC] HERTELEY [16thC] ... eventually HARTLEY.
In other places, HEORUTLEA HERETSLEY HERTELEIGH HERTLEGH HERTLEY HERTLEGE HERKELEYE HERCLEYE HERDIE HARLEI HERLEI [11thC] HEORTLEA HERTELEY HARELEY HERTLIGH [13thC] HURTLEGHE HERTLE [14thC] HERTILEE HERTELE HARTELEY

1. Berkshire Index ••• Hartley ... http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/berkshire.html
The parish of Shinfield is situated on the left bank of the River Loddon between Stratfield Mortimer and Earley, and consists of a central ridge of high land sloping eastwards to the Loddon and westwards towards the Kennet valley. Within Shinfield are Hartley Dummer [and Hartley Court], Hartley Amys, Hartley Pellitot, Hartley Battle and Hartley Regis

2. Hampshire Index ••• Hartley Mauditt Hartley Wespall ... http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/hampshire.html

Hartley Wintney is a large parish situated 2 miles north from Winchfield. In the immediate vicinity of Hazeley Heath, which is partly within Hartley Wintney, gravel-pits are found. The village of Hartley Row lies on the main road from Bagshot to Basingstoke. After leaving the village this road leads on past Hartley Grange. At the time of the Domesday Survey HARTLEY WINTNEY was probably included in the great royal manor of Odiham, and it is not mentioned by name until the 12th century, when a priory was founded here.

Hartley Wespall is a parish and small village on the River Loddon situated 6 miles north-east from Basingstoke, separated from the river by a large stretch of common land called Hartley Wood Common. The water-mill called Hartley Mill probably marks the site of the mill which existed in 1086. Hartley House, in the extreme north of the parish, was formerly the rectory house.

3. Kent Index ••• Hartley, Kent ... http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/kent.html
There are two Hartleys in Kent, one near Cranbrook, just up from Hastings, and the other near Longfield, Gravesend. The first has the longest recorded history of the two, first mentioned in the year 843 as the Saxon village of HEORTATLEAG [HEORTLEA] while the other is not found until the Domesday Book, in which it appears as ERCLEI. The name comes from Old English HEOROT, a Hart or Stag Deer, here combined with Leah ‘field, clearing’, giving a sense of a clearing frequented by Stags.

In early Saxon times the western portion of Kent was divided into two lathes or lands, taking their names from Elesford and Sudton. And these again were sub-divided into hundreds. For 600 years of Saxon rule the first village of HEORTLEA came into the lathe of Sudtone and the hundred of Axton.

The second Hartley contains about twelve hundred acres, part of which is a large wood, called Hartley Wood, containing one hundred and fifty acres, at the northern boundary of it; the soil of it is chalky, light, and much covered with flints. The church stands on the hill, round which there is no village, though here, and at Hartley Green, about a quarter of a mile northward from it, there are several stragling houses. The western part of this parish lies in the valley, called Hartley Bottom, along which the road leads to Wrotham and Trosley. This place, at the taking the survey of Domesday, was part of the vast possessions of Odo, the great Bishop of Baieux, and half-brother to the Conqueror; under the general title of whose lands it is thus described there. Ralph Fitz Turald holds Erclei of the Bishop of Baieux. It was taxed at one suling. The arable land is . . . . . In demesne there are 2 carucates and 9 villeins, with 6 cottagers, having 3 carucates. There are 3 servants, and wood for the pannage of 10 bogs. The whole manor was worth 3 pounds, and now 100 shillings; a certain woman held it. In the same record, a little further on, under the same title of the bishop of 'Baieux's lands, is this entry: Ralph Fitz Turald bolds Erclei of the Bishop of Baieux. It was taxed at 1 suling. The arable land is half a carucate, and there are now 30 acres of arable. In demesne there is 1 carucate and 6 villeins, having half a carucate. There are 12 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward the Confessor and afterwards, it was 40 shillings, now 4 pounds. Hunef, held it of earl Harold. On the disgrace of the Bishop of Baieux, which happened about four years after the taking this survey, all his lands and possessions became forfeited to the Crown.
THE MANOR OF HARTLEY, soon after the Conqueror's reign, became part of the possessions of the noble family of Montchensie, one of whom, Warine de Montchensie, was owner of it in the reign of King John.

4. Berkshire D-M ••• Hartley Hurlei: Ralph de Mortimer*. Hartley Court. Hartridge Hurterige: Alfred from William FitzAnsculf. Hartridge Farm. ... http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/berkshire2.html
*Ralph de Mortemer, Seine-Maritime. Son of Roger. Lord of Wigmore Castle. Received lands which had been Earl Roger of Hereford's after his rebellion, 1075. Lands in 13 counties all over the country.

Note the Domesday Book omitted references to Hartley in Dorset and Hartley [de Harcla] in Cumbria.

in the UK there are:

Hartley City of Plymouth Village, etc. SX4857 50° 23.8' N 4° 7.9' W

Hartley Cumbria Village, etc. NY7808 54° 28.3' N 2° 19.9' W

Welcome to ... Hartley Village, Cumbria

Hartley Cottages Hartley Beck [thanks to Tom Hartley]

Aerial view showing Hartley Quarry [top] with Hartley Railway running diagonally left to right over Podgill Viaduct. Hartley Castle Hill is wooded [bottom left].

map of local area to Kirkby Stephen and Hartley Village.

view from Hartley Hills across Kirkby Stephen Ascent is found by passing through the hamlet of Hartley, just behind Kirkby Stephen. Climb steeply beside Hartley Quarry until the road end. From here a boggy bridleway crosses the flank of the fell, to reach the summit of the road pass into Swaledale.

Hartley Quarry, now owned by RMC. The railway link was last used in 1974. Its still a very busy quarry ... massive lorries now pound the local lanes.

Hartley Railway, Podgill Viaduct [disused railway now used by Cumbrian walkers]

Hartley Kent Village, etc. TQ6067 51° 23.0' N 0° 18.4' E
Hartley Kent Village, etc. TQ7534 51° 4.9' N 0° 30.4' E

Hartley Parish Church, Kent

Hartley Green Kent Village, etc. TQ6067 51° 23.0' N 0° 18.4' E
Hartley Green Staffordshire Village, etc. SJ9729 52° 51.8' N 2° 2.2' W
Hartley Mauditt Hampshire Village, etc. SU7436 51° 7.3' N 0° 56.1' W
Hartley Wespall Hampshire Village, etc. SU6958 51° 19.2' N 1° 0.2' W
Hartley Wintney Hampshire Village, etc. SU7656 51° 18.1' N 0° 54.2' W
New Hartley Northumberland Village, etc. NZ3076 55° 4.9' N 1° 31.3' W

Hartley's Wife Bowness Lake Windermere Island SD397968 Lat: 54:21:47N (54.3631) Lon: 2:55:46W (-2.9295)
Hartley's Wife Island near Belle Isle, Bowness, Lake Windermere, Cumbria [thanks Tom Hartley]

Hartley Burn Northumberland Water feature (river, lake, etc.) NY6559 54° 55.7' N 2° 32.3' W
Hartley Hill Gloucestershire Hill or mountain SO9518 51° 51.9' N 2° 3.9' W
Hartley Moor Northumberland Hill or mountain NY8148 54° 49.8' N 2° 17.3' W
Hartley Bottom Gloucestershire Forest or other wooded area SO9517 51° 51.3' N 2° 3.9' W
Hartley Wood Essex Forest or other wooded area TM1517 51° 48.8' N 1° 7.6' E
Hartley Wood Kent Forest or other wooded area TQ6168 51° 23.5' N 0° 19.3' E
Hartley Fm Bath and North East Somerset Farm ST7570 51° 25.9' N 2° 21.1' W
Hartley Fm Flintshire / Sir y Fflint Farm SJ1074 53° 15.6' N 3° 20.5' W
Hartley Fm Gloucestershire Farm SO9517 51° 51.3' N 2° 3.9' W
Hartley Fm Lincolnshire Farm TF4031 52° 51.7' N 0° 5.2' E
Hartley Manor Fm Dorset Farm ST6406 50° 51.4' N 2° 30.2' W
Hartley Park Fm Hampshire Farm SU7335 51° 6.8' N 0° 57.0' W
Hartley West Fm Northumberland Farm NZ3375 55° 4.3' N 1° 28.5' W
Hartleys Fm Lancashire Farm SD7655 53° 59.7' N 2° 21.5' W
Hartley Wood Fm Essex Farm TM1418 51° 49.4' N 1° 6.8' E
Hartley Mauditt Village Hampshire Antiquity (non Roman) SU7436 51° 7.3' N 0° 56.1' W
East Hartley Devon Other feature SX8052 50° 21.6' N 3° 40.8' W
Hartley Calderdale Other feature SD9226 53° 44.1' N 2° 6.8' W
Hartley Northumberland Other feature NZ3375 55° 4.3' N 1° 28.5' W

Hartley Castle Cumbria Other feature NY7808 54° 28.3' N 2° 19.9' W

[site of] Hartley Castle near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.

[site of] aerial view of Hartley Castle

Hartley Court Wokingham Other feature SU7068 51° 24.6' N 0° 59.2' W
Hartley Fell Cumbria Other feature NY8007 54° 27.7' N 2° 18.0' W
Hartley Fold Cumbria Other feature NY7809 54° 28.8' N 2° 19.9' W
Hartley Ground Cumbria Other feature SD2189 54° 17.7' N 3° 12.4' W
Hartley Ho Hampshire Other feature SU6959 51° 19.8' N 1° 0.1' W
Hartley Ho Kent Other feature TQ7534 51° 4.9' N 0° 30.4' E
Hartley Park Hampshire Other feature SU7436 51° 7.3' N 0° 56.1' W
Hartley Park North Yorkshire Other feature SE0997 54° 22.4' N 1° 51.2' W
Hartleyburn Common (North Side) Northumberland Other feature NY6461 54° 56.8' N 2° 33.2' W
Hartleyburn Common (South Side) Northumberland Other feature NY6557 54° 54.7' N 2° 32.3' W
Hartleycleugh Northumberland Other feature NY8048 54° 49.8' N 2° 18.2' W Hartley Cleugh, Northumberland

West Hartley Devon Other feature SX8052 50° 21.6' N 3° 40.8' W

in Texas USA, HARTLEY County
in Iowa USA the town of HARTLEY was founded in 1878
in former Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, HARTLEY
in Australia, HARTLEY Creek
in Canada, HARTLEY Bay. 



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