Richard LITTLEHALES

• Name	Richard LITTLEHALES
  Gender	Male
  Address	1688	Bow Barns, Manor Farm, Wyke, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6PA, England
  	Address: 01952 883342 http://www.bowbarnsholidays.co.uk/index.html
  	We have lived at Manor Farm since 1991, and Pat's parents and family had lived and worked here, prior to that since 1947. It was a huge undertaking to convert some of the stone barns to accommodation, demolish many other attached buildings, and change farming practices and it was a real wrench to leave the big farmhouse for a smaller barn conversion, but we've got used to it now. We have renamed the farmhouse to The Stone House and have now rented it out. The farmhouse has an interesting history, and was home to the Bailiff of Much Wenlock in the 17th Century. There is a plaque on the wall dedicated to Richard and Jane Littlehales who lived here in 1688. Richard Littlehales was the Bailiff of Much Wenlock and other members of his family had also held this office. It was quite a prestigious role and held a lot of resonsibility, including law and order for the area. There is a room in the cellar of the farmhouse that could have been used as a cell during the time that the various Manor Houses around the district were used to hold courts, as it has a catch on the outside and a grill in the door. The oldest part of the house dates back to the 1300s, and the barn conversion that we are living in, now called Manor Farm, is also medieval. Legend has it that there is a tunnel from the farm here to the Priory in Much Wenlock, but Pat has spent many childhood years looking for the entrance without success.
  Occupation	1697	Wenlock   [1]
  	Baliff of Wenlock (Poss Much Wenlock)
  Person ID	I1385	Littlehales
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Edmund LITTLEHALES,   b. Bef 1684,   d. 1687, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England  (Age ~ 3 years)
  Mother	Joan
  Family ID	F1189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane CLEVELEY,   b. 11 Nov 1646, Easthope Salop
  Married	01 Jul 1675	Rushbury, Shropshire, England   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Ralph LITTLEHALES,   b. 06 May 1680,   d. 1730  (Age 49 years)   2. Jane LITTLEHALES   3. Margaret LITTLEHALES + 4. Richard LITTLEHALES,   b. Saint Mary Magdalene, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, England ,   d. 02 Apr 1766, Saint Mary Magdalene, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, England + 5. Samuel LITTLEHALES   6. Edmundus LITTLEHALES,   c. 8 Oct 1691, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F1188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 01 Jul 1675 - Rushbury, Shropshire, England Address - Address: 01952 883342 http://www.bowbarnsholidays.co.uk/index.html - 1688 - Bow Barns, Manor Farm, Wyke, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6PA, England Occupation - Baliff of Wenlock (Poss Much Wenlock) - 1697 - Wenlock  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] http://www.mundia.com.au, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/50056669/family?. [S135] FamilySearch, Church of the Later Days Saints, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKHB-WMK.