List of extant pinfolds in Cheshire

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).[1] In Cheshire, most of these were square or circular stone structures, although there is a circular pinfold in Henbury.[2] There is evidence of the existence of at least 153 pinfolds in Cheshire,[3] although, as of 2010, only eight of these remain in the current county of Cheshire.[4] There are also the remains of four other pinfolds in the county.[5]

Capenhurst pinfold

Key

Grade	Criteria[6]
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest

Extant pinfolds, locations, and any listed building grade[4]

Location	Map ref and coordinates	Photograph	Dimensions	Notes	Grading
Capenhurst	SJ366737 53.25722°N 2.95159°W		Approximately 6 metres (19 ft 8 in) square. Walls 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) high	Coursed sandstone walls with capstones	II[7]
Great Budworth	SJ686792 53.30926°N 2.47210°W		Approximately 10 metres (32 ft 10 in) square. Walls 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) high	Coursed sandstone walls with capstones	II[8]
Harthill	SJ500552 53.09218°N 2.74719°W		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.	—
Henbury	SJ862727 53.25135°N 2.20729°W		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[9]
Hoole Village	SJ433687 53.21280°N 2.85058°W		5 metres (16 ft 5 in) square height 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in)	Coursed sandstone	II[10]
Little Budworth	SJ593654 53.18464°N 2.61019°W		6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in) square height 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in)	Coursed sandstone walls with capstones	II[11]
Sutton Lane Ends	SJ927716 53.24166°N 2.11016°W		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 53.11084°N 2.58418°W		4.2 metres (13 ft 9 in) square height 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in)	Coursed sandstone walls with capstones.	II[12]

Extant remains of pinfolds, locations, and any listed building grade[5]

Location	Map ref and coordinates	Photograph	Dimensions	Notes	Grading
Bickerton	SJ515538 53.07997°N 2.72518°W		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 53.09520°N 2.54007°W		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[13]
Shocklach	SJ438492 53.03759°N 2.83829°W		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 53.19725°N 2.76288°W			As of 2010 undergoing excavation	—

References

1. Hayns 2010, p. 27.
2. Hayns 2010, pp. 28–29.
3. Hayns 2010, pp. 44–45.
4. Hayns 2010, pp. 46–47.
5. Hayns 2010, p. 47.
6. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
7. Historic England, "The Old Pinfold, Capenhurst (1115741)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
8. Historic England, "The Pinfold, Aston by Budworth (1139510)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
9. Historic England, "Pinfold opposite Henbury Smithy, Henbury (1139297)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
10. Historic England, "Pinfold, Hoole Village (1229371)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
11. Historic England, "Pinfold, Little Budworth (1139199)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
12. Historic England, "Wardle Pinfold (1138609)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2015
13. 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, Cheshire Local History Association, 50, ISSN 0141-8696

External links

Media related to Pinfolds in Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons