The standard book on the origin of English place-names is "The Concise Book of English Place-names" by Eilert Eckwall first published in 1936.
He says:
"Hadstone, Northumberland, (Hadeston 1189, Hadistona 1236, Haddeston 1251.)"
He says it means "Haedi's tun". The original meaning of "Tun" was "enclosure". It gradually became to mean "homestead" or "farm" so the meaning of Hadstone is "the homestead belonging to someone called Haeddi."
Hope this explanation is not too long or boring. I'm fascinated by the meanings of place-names and surnames, and can be very boring on the subject.
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