Little Hale

Little Hale is a hamlet just South of Great Hale and is part of that parish. The church records for baptisms and so on come under Great Hale.  Parish Registers from Great Hale start in 1538.

The domesday book entry covers both Great and Little Hale  and the word Parva is the Latin form of Little and is used in some entries

Enclosed in 1700

The population in 1871 was just 327 and was just over twice that number in 1991

The Manor at Little Hale was held by Robert Hussey in the early 1500's

A National Elementary School existed.

The parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union in 1836

A Primitive Methodist Chapel was built around 1840

Lay Subsidy 1334 of Little Hale

1. Robert Warde                       6s-8d
2. Thomas Clement                   5s-8d
3. Margaret Milisaunt               6s-8d
4. Ralph filius Willelmi            4s-1.1/2d
5. Richard Darderne                 6s-8d
6. Agnes Herwy                        5s-0d
7. John filius Willelmi               4s-10.3/4d
8. Robert Herwy                       3s-0d
9. John de Mere                       4s-0d
10. Richard de Ingoldesby          4s-0d
11. John Parker                          3s-2d
12. John de Folkyngham             4s-2d
13. Thomas faber                         3s-0d
14. John Hayward                       3s-4d
15. William Wodman                   2s-2d
16. Matilda de Folkyngham          6s-2d
17. Thomas Geffrey                     2s-0d
18. John Ython                           2s-8d
19. Robert Wodman                    1s-4d
20. Alan le Ku                             2s-8d
21. Robert Brant                         4s-0d
22. Geoffrey le Ward                   2s-8d
23. William filius Lucie               2s-0d
24. William filius Thome             1s-4d
25. Robert Wyles                         1s-4d
26. Sybil Bryan                            2s-0d
27. Alexander de Lincoln             1s-4d
28. William atte Bothe                 1s-4d
29. Helewise la Taylour                1s-5d
30. Walter de Kykeby                   1s-0d
31. Henry Gerard                           1s-1d
32. John Cok                                 1s-0d
33. Henry hayward                        1s-4d
34. Richard Panten                       1s-0d
35. Robert de Kyme                       1s-0d
36. Richard filius Willelmi            1s-9d

Whites Directory 1872 for Little Hale

1. HALE [Little] in the parish, and 1 mile s. of Great Hale, is a village and township, containing 327 souls and 2329 acres of land.  The Marquis of Bristol is lord of the manor, but the Packe, Dickens, Newton, Godley and other families have estates here.  More than half the township is cultivated fen, extending 3 miles East of the village. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel.  At the enclosure in 1700, an allotment of about 20 acres was awarded to the poor, and is now let at the rate of 8s a rood to poor families, amounting to £28-8s per annum, which is distributed in coals, except £8 paid towards the maintenance of a new school recently built in the township.  Little Hale sends two inmates to Sleaford Hospital.            Post Office at Mr John Green's.  Letters arrive at 9.30am and are despatched at 4pm via Sleaford
2. ALLETT Richard farmer in the fen.     
3. BARNES Mrs Sophia & John farmers.      
4. CHRISTOPHER Walter farmer.      
5. CLARK George farmer in the fen, h Gt Hale.      
6. CREASEY Henry farmer in the fen.      
7. DICKENS Mrs Monien farmer in the fen.       
8. EVERARD William farmer in the fen.      
9. FAULKNER Charles farmer.      
10. GARRATT William farmer.     
11. GREEN Benjamin farmer in the fen.     
12. GREEN Henry farmer & victualler, Nags Head.     
13. GREEN John grocer draper & post office.       
14. HARRIS George farmer; h Gt Hale.      
15. HARRIS Thomas farmer in the fen; h Gt Hale.     
16. HASSELL Charles farmer in the fen.      
17. HIDES George William farmer in the fen.     
18. HUTCHINSON John farmer and victualler, Bowling Green.     
19. OUZMAN Frederick farmer.      
20. READ Waddington farmer; h Gt Hale.      
21. SNEATH Frederick frmr; h Boughton.      
22. TOMLINSON Erasmus farmer; h Helpringham.      
23. WARD George farmer; h BurtonPedwardine.

Directory Entries of surnames

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Kelly's Directory 1913 for Little Hale

1. ATKINSON Edward -painter
2. BROWN John -farm foreman to Mr G PAGE
3. CODDINGTON John -shopkeeper
4. DICKINSON Thomas -Bowling Green P H
5. FAULKNER Charles Henry -farm bailiff to The Grange
6. FLETCHER Robert Marshall -farmer ,Fen
7. FULFORTH Charles -joiner & farmer, Post Office
8. FULFORTH William -farmer, Fen
9. HARMSTON Thomas -farmer, Fen
10. HARRIS Edward -farmer ,Fen
11. HOLLINGSWORTH Charles -farm manager for Matt HOLMES
12. HUMBERSTONE Thomas - farmer , Normanton farm
13. KEY John -farmer
14. LAWSON Henry -farmer, Fen
15. MADDISON Mrs May -shopkeeper
16. MAPLETOFT William -farmer, Fen
17. NICKOLLS Thos -farmer, Lawnfield Ho
18. PRIESTLEY Charles -farmer & overseer
19. RICKETT Mrs Edith -farmer
20. SCOGGINS William -farmer
21. STENNETT Joseph -farmer , Fen
22. TASKER Thos L -blacksmith & shopkeeper
23. TOMLINSON George William -farmer, Willoughby House
24. WALKER Thomas -farmer Manor, House
25. WETHERELL James Fredk -wheelwright