Henry Audley was endowed the nearby Cistercian Abbey of St. Mary at Hulton in 1223, and has served as sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire 1227 and 1229, then when he acquired Heleigh Castle (a present day ruined medieval castle near Madeley, Staffordshire) he made it his chief seat, but was entrusted by the crown, with the constableship of several castles on the Welsh borders from 1223 to his death, which took place shortly before 11 November 1246, when his son James Audley did homage.
Henry Audley was endowed the nearby Cistercian Abbey of St. Mary at Hulton in 1223, and has served as sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire 1227 and 1229, then when he acquired Heleigh Castle (a present day ruined medieval castle near Madeley, Staffordshire) he made it his chief seat, but was entrusted by the crown, with the constableship of several castles on the Welsh borders from 1223 to his death, which took place shortly before 11 November 1246, when his son James Audley did homage.