Hedgley Family History
Hedgley Name Meaning
from Hedgeley in Eglingham (Northumb) which is recorded as Hiddesleie in about 1150 Hygeley in 1278 and Hegeley in 1296. The place-name derives from the Old English personal name Hiddi + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’.
Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021