A pinfold was a structure into which straying animals were placed until they were retrieved by their owner on payment of a fine. Other terms for the structure were penfold or pound. These names were derived from the Old English words pund (pound) and fuld (fold). In Cheshire, most of these were square or circular stone structures, although there is a circular pinfold in Henbury. There is evidence of the existence of at least 153 pinfolds in Cheshire, although, as of 2010, only eight of these remain in the current county of Cheshire. There are also the remains of four other pinfolds in the county.
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as:
Grade | Criteria |
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II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Location | Map ref and coordinates | Photograph | Dimensions | Notes | Grading |
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Capenhurst | SJ366737 53°15′26″N 2°57′06″W / 53.25722°N 2.95159°W / 53.25722; -2.95159 (Capenhurst) |
Approximately 6 metres (19 ft 8 in) square. Walls 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) high |
Coursed sandstone walls with capstones | II | |
Great Budworth | SJ686792 53°18′33″N 2°28′20″W / 53.30926°N 2.47210°W / 53.30926; -2.47210 (Great Budworth) |
Approximately 10 metres (32 ft 10 in) square. Walls 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) high |
Coursed sandstone walls with capstones | II | |
Harthill | SJ500552 53°05′32″N 2°44′50″W / 53.09218°N 2.74719°W / 53.09218; -2.74719 (Harthill) |
Probably: front and back walls 6 metres (19 ft 8 in), side walls 3 metres (9 ft 10 in), height 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) |
Roof and additional walling added. Now used as a storage shed. |
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Henbury | SJ862727 53°15′05″N 2°12′26″W / 53.25135°N 2.20729°W / 53.25135; -2.20729 (Henbury) |
Circular, approximately 4.5 metres (14 ft 9 in) diameter walls approximately 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) high |
Roughly coursed sandstone rubble with flat cement coping | II | |
Hoole Village | SJ433687 53°12′46″N 2°51′02″W / 53.21280°N 2.85058°W / 53.21280; -2.85058 (Hoole) |
5 metres (16 ft 5 in) square height 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) |
Coursed sandstone | II | |
Little Budworth | SJ593654 53°11′05″N 2°36′37″W / 53.18464°N 2.61019°W / 53.18464; -2.61019 (Little Budworth) |
6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in) square height 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in) |
Coursed sandstone walls with capstones | II | |
Sutton Lane Ends | SJ927716 53°14′30″N 2°06′37″W / 53.24166°N 2.11016°W / 53.24166; -2.11016 (Sutton Lane Ends) |
Front wall 7.7 metres (25 ft 3 in) height 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in); back wall 7.7 metres (25 ft 3 in) height 1 metre (3 ft 3 in); side walls 6 metres (19 ft 8 in) height 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) |
Coursed sandstone walls with capstones. | ? | |
Wardle | SJ609572 53°06′39″N 2°35′03″W / 53.11084°N 2.58418°W / 53.11084; -2.58418 (Wardle) |
4.2 metres (13 ft 9 in) square height 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) |
Coursed sandstone walls with capstones. | II |
Location | Map ref and coordinates | Photograph | Dimensions | Notes | Grading |
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Bickerton | SJ515538 53°04′48″N 2°43′31″W / 53.07997°N 2.72518°W / 53.07997; -2.72518 (Bickerton) |
Originally approximately: front and back walls 6 metres (19 ft 8 in), side walls 4 metres (13 ft 1 in), height 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) |
Remains of sandstone side walls up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) in places. Little remains of back wall; front wall gone. | — | |
Poole | SJ639554 53°05′43″N 2°32′24″W / 53.09520°N 2.54007°W / 53.09520; -2.54007 (Poole) |
Formerly 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) square. Walls 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high |
Built in red sandstone rubble, now partly demolished. | II | |
Shocklach | SJ438492 53°02′15″N 2°50′18″W / 53.03759°N 2.83829°W / 53.03759; -2.83829 (Shocklach) |
A restored enclosure: front and back walls 5.2 metres (17 ft 1 in), side walls 3.6 metres (11 ft 10 in), height 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) |
Post and rail ences at the back and sides; front open to the road. Contains the Shocklach Millennium Cross | — | |
Tarvin | SJ491669 53°11′50″N 2°45′46″W / 53.19725°N 2.76288°W / 53.19725; -2.76288 (Tarvin) |
As of 2010 undergoing excavation | — |
References
- Hayns 2010, p. 27.
- Hayns 2010, pp. 28–29.
- Hayns 2010, pp. 44–45.
- ^ Hayns 2010, pp. 46–47.
- ^ Hayns 2010, p. 47.
- Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Historic England, "The Old Pinfold, Capenhurst (1115741)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Historic England, "The Pinfold, Aston by Budworth (1139510)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Historic England, "Pinfold opposite Henbury Smithy, Henbury (1139297)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Historic England, "Pinfold, Hoole Village (1229371)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Historic England, "Pinfold, Little Budworth (1139199)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Historic England, "Wardle Pinfold (1138609)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Historic England, "Pinfold 150 yards northwest of Poole Bank, Poole (1136498)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- Bibliography
- Hayns, David (2010), "'Thrown into the Verge': Cheshire's Vanishing Pinfolds", Cheshire History, vol. 50, Cheshire Local History Association, ISSN 0141-8696
External links
Media related to Pinfolds in Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons
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