Saint Hedda was was a medieval monk and Bishop of Winchester. He is believed to have been born in Headingly, Leeds and became a monk of  Whitby Abbey, serving under Saint Hilda. He became bishop in 676 and died about 7 July 705.  After his death, he was revered as a saint with a feast day of 7 July, and his large diocese was split in two, part of the area forming the Diocese of Sherborne.