Rake Head Barn and Nicklety

The walk follows Ramsden Wood Road down to the main road, turns left towards the centre of Walsden, and then, with the Post Office and Hollins Road on the right, turns left up Inchfield Road.   

About 1km on the left of this steep and winding road is a property called Nicklety. This was the home of Reuben Hiley. Reuben was  the son of Thomas Hiley (Hiley i' th' Vicarage) and a brother of John Hiley (Hiley ' th' Horsepasture) who appeared in the last two posts. Reuben was born in 1805 and married Betty Hudson in 1830. The couple had 5 children – Hannah, Sally, John, James and Mary. The census records show his occupation as a Road Labourer or Quarry Man. Reuben and his family lived at Nicklety for many years.

A story about Reuben, who was known as 'Old Wraggs', appeared in the post of 7th May 2019. This was written by John Travis and was entitled 'Mother Wit'.

Nicklety on Inchfield Road

Just before Nicklety, Rake Head Barn Lane branches off to the left and leads to Rake Head Barn.

This was the home of John and Sally Harrison and their family. John was a Woodcutter and the father of nine children. One of their daughters was Betty who married Charles Hiley in 1844. Charles was a 2 x great grandfather and has been mentioned in several posts already. Click on this link to learn more about Charles.

Charles Hiley

Rake Head Barn

Nicklety and Rake Head Barn are shown as location 4 on the map of this walk.