Little Hale, Lincolnshire
| Little Hale | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Primitive Methodist chapel, Little Hale | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF145417 |
| Location: | 52°57’40"N, 0°17’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 207 (2011) |
| Post town: | Sleaford |
| Postcode: | NG34 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Little Hale is a hamlet in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire, five miles south-east of the town of Sleaford, and directly south of the larger villages of Great Hale and Heckington. Adjacent villages include Burton Pedwardine, Great Hale and Helpringham.
Little Hale, a village of approximately 60 houses, sits on the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens.
History
In 1885 Kelly's Directory described Little Hale as a township with an 1881 population of 362, and land of some parts light loam, and some, clay. Chief crops grown were wheat, barley, oats, beans, seeds and turnips. The village contained a post office, and a National School for 130 children, with an average attendance of 90. The 3rd Marquess of Bristol was lord of the manor. Little Hale commercial occupations at the time were twelve farmers, publicans at the Nags Head and Bowling Green public houses, two shopkeepers, a grocer & draper, a wheelwright and a shoe-maker. The settlement of Broadhurst existed a mile and a half south-east of Little Hale.[1]
In 1933 Kelly's described a Little Hale township area of 2,481 acre and 7 acres of water, and a 1921 population of 264. Lord of the Manor was the 4th Marquess of Bristol MVO. No school was noted in the village. Little Hale commercial occupations were nineteen farmers, a wheelwright, two shopkeepers, one of whom ran the post office, and a publican at the Bowling Green public house. There was a bus service between the village and Sleaford. No mention was made of the settlement of Broadhurst.[2]
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