Tadley is a town and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Basingstoke and 11 miles (17 km) south west of Reading.

In old maps and books Tadley can be found spelled as Taddanleage, Tederlei, Titherley, Tudurley, Tadel and Taddeley.

As with many other rural British communities, it is assumed that the village began as a clearing in the dense forest which at one time covered the greater part of England.

It could be assumed that a settlement and therefore a church existed at an earlier date in view of the documented references to owners of land at Tadley from 909.

Tadley Place on Church Lane is a Grade II listed building which includes part of the former Tudor manor house.

It was opened on 12 October 1994 by Dame Mary Fagan, the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.

Tadley holds an annual "Treacle Fair" in honour of this legend in early June.

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South and ITV Meridian.

He remained in the area after leaving Reading for Millwall in 1988 and being transferred to Bristol City in early 1990.