Pounds and Pinfolds
National Register of Pounds and Pinfolds---- Part 1
This is the Pounds and Pinfolds National Register set up to record and encourage the knowledge and preservation of these structures in our landscape.
The locations listed have been identified from maps, archive records and by being observant when travelling around our towns, villages and cities. Minimal information is currently recorded and so I am seeking to expand on this with any information that I recieve from you, the reader, Please send me any information using the email address nigelmillspp@gmail.com. I am currently expanding the entries so if you can tell me anything about the pinfolds present use and send an image I will credit you with the contribution. Thank you.
This is a WORK IN PROGRESS as I am gradually replacing the one line entries with more information and, where possible, images. If you know of a pound or pinfold listed or not listed please get in touch with me so that I can complete the Register entry.
Please note that when compiling the Registers I have used the English Counties as they are today because I hope people will be able to locate the pounds and pinfolds and explore the English countryside in which they exist. However the changes to counties in 1974 and the later system of Unitary Authorities confuses this county organisation, and me, so please bear this in mind. If you find any discrepancies please let me know.
Grid references: Grid reference X and Y coordinates given. For a 6 digit grid reference read e.g. 317391, 5506847 as 173506. Or enter 12 digit references in www.old-maps.co.uk or www.streetmap.co.uk. Contributions from other than the author are given for each entry.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bedfordshire Pounds and Pinfolds
| Bedfordshire | Clophill | Red brick construction. Grade II listed | Complete | See | English Heritage | 10/01/1985 |
| Eggington | ||||||
| Woburn |
--------------------------- | |||||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Berkshire Pounds and Pinfolds
Bucklebury, Berkshire
Grid ref: 456124,170270
A well maintained large rectangular pound at ths side of the road. No access. It is shown on the 1877 OS 1:2,500 map as a pound.
Nigel Mills December 2008
Speen, Berkshire
Grid ref: 445770,168025
The site of this pound is shown by wooden posts at the junction of Pound Lane and Bath Road. It is shown on the 1881 OS map as a pound.
Nigel Mills December 2018
Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire
Grid ref:
Shown in the centre of the village on the 1872 OS 1:2,550 map. Any information please?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buckinghamshire Pounds and Pinfolds
| Buckinghamshire | East Burnham | Brick with wood gate, listed Grade II | Complete | See | English Heritage | 24/04/1985 |
| Fingest | ||||||
| Hardwick | ||||||
| Little Marlowe, Wycombe | Flint walls with brick dressing, Grade II | Complete | See | English Heritage | 08/01/1987 | |
| West Wycombe | ||||||
| Wicken | Stone & square in Pound Close | Complete | 11/06/2010 |
|||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cambridgeshire Pounds and Pinfolds
Ailsworth, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 511725,298811 (not confirmed)
A transcription of the Tithe Roll of 1847 names Hon. George Fitzwilliam as the landowner of Ailsworth Pound (top of Ailsworth, off Helpston Road) and in this area on the 1886 OS 1:2,500 map is an unamed oval shape which could be a pound or pond. The local council are unable to clarify and the space is now a large grassed amenity area with bus stop and an Ailsworth history interpretation board, with no mention of a pound. All pounds in this area are rectangular in shape so the oval is likely to be a pond. Further enquiries are being made. Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021
Benwick, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 534270,290160
A mature tree now marks the site of Benwick Pound and a comprehensive historical interpretive board stands near by. It is shown and named on the 1888 1:2,500 OS map and later versions but has disappeared by the 1927 edition. Contributed by Michael Trolove, May 2021
Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 536710,274400
A square pound shown on the 1888 and a few editions later of the 1:2,500 OS maps but now long gone making way for modern buildings on Station Road. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
Broughton, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 528120,277911
Although no longer in place the pound is remembered on the interpretive plaque affixed to the lock up on the village green where the Broughton Pinder is descirbed as "a delightful pinder who always seems so sorry if he is obliged to run in your straying horse. He does not demand his bond, which is perhaps 6d a head on all stray cattle, but is willing to accept a liquid composition for his pains!" The pound is shown on the 188 1:2,500 OS map. Contributed by Michael Trolove, that's his bike in the photo, May 2021
Bury, Owls End, Ramsay, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 528200,283670
This pound is shown and named on the 1889 OS 1:2,500 map and later maps but gone from the 1926 edition. The location remains as a communal area on a housing estate at the junction of Woodfields Avenue and Tunkers Lane. No trace of the pound is left. Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021
Castor, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 512204,298595
Shown at the corner of The Green on the 1886 OS 1:2,500 map close to the present electrical sub-station at the corner of this public area. In the Tithe Roll of 1847 The Hon.George Fitzwilliam is recorded as owning Castor Pound on The Green and Ailsworth Pound. No trace of the pound now exists. Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 538797,286709
The only legacy to this pound is Pound Road which was even in 1888 the access road to the pound situated on the edge of the village of Chatteris. No phyisical trace is left on the site. Shown and named on the 1888 1:2,500 OS map but it had disappeared by 1926. Contributed by Michael Trolove May 2021
Coveney, Cambridgshire
Grid ref: 548717,281856
This well maintained pound is approx 4 mtrs square with 1.8mtr walls and open 1 mtr entrance. A large interpretative panel is attached to one wall and it is adjcent to a lock - up. Grade II Listed since 1988. Located on Main Street, Coveney close to the Manor House (now Manor House Farm) and named as a Pound on the 1887 1:2,500 OS Map.
Contributed by Michael Trolove April 2021
Doddington, Isle of Ely, Cambridgshire
Grid ref: 540180,290750
No trace left apart from Pound House, High Street on or near the site. Shown on the 1887 1:2,500 OS map adjacent to an open area. Contributed by Michael Trolove, May 2021
Farcet, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 520780,294469
Shown as a pound from the 1889 1:2,500 OS map until 1952. The site is now a tree plantation at the corner of New Meadow Drove and Straight Drove on the south eastern outskirts of Farcet. Contributed by Michael Trolove, May 2021
Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire
Grid Ref:
The only hint, but a strong one, of a pinfold here is the name of Pinfold Lane on the maps from as early as 1886. However the site cannot be found. Any help would be appreciated please.
Great Raveley, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 525676,281021
This circular pound was named and shown on the 1888 1:2,500 OS and others through to 1926. The original location at a junction no doubt caused its demise as roads were widened in the early 20th Century. No trace is left. Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021.
Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 529598,270526
A square pound named on the 1888 and 1901 1:2,500 OS maps on the corner of Pound Lane and Back Street. Extensive development of the area and road widening seems to have caused its demise but is still remembered in the road name. Contributed by Michael Trolove June 2021
Impington, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 544710,236210
A square structure is shown on earlier maps but not named until the 1927 OS map. Site is now access to a dwelling. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
Landbeach, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 547610,265360
This pound is shown on the 1887 1:2,500 OS map and even at that early date the improvement and widening of the adjacent road caused one wall of what would have been a square structure to be rebuilt forming the unusual plan it is today. Utilising a house wall to the north east the other walls are approx 2 mtrs high and the interior floor is lower than the road. The whole pound is well maintained. Approx. 7mtrs by 4mtrs and built of pale brick with semi circular coping. A sign on the iron gate leaves no doubt that this is the Landbeach Parish Pound. It stands at Green End near All Saints Church. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
Longstanton, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 539919,266388
Shown as a pound on the 1887 1:2,500 OS map but now site has been lost to the cross roads of School Lane and Woodside. The town is rapidly expanding due to its proximity to Cambridge. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
Mepal, Ely, Cambridgshire
Grid ref: 544274,280990
Shown as a rectangular Pound just north of The Green on the 1887 1:2,500 OS map. No trace found.
Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021
Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 529810,277230
Found on the 1888 1:2,500 OS map at the junction of Church Street with Warboys Road but no trace found. Contributed by Michael Trolove, May 2021
Over, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 538120,270970
A square pound is marked on the 1886 1:2,500 OS map beside the track leading to the fields. It remains on the later editions as late as 1958 but then with the advent of "progress" and the extraction of sand and gravel the track was enlarged to allow easier access and the pound disappears. The site is amongst trees at Furtherford a few metres from the junction with Fen End. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
Somersham, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 536210,278280
The 1888 1:2,500 OS maps shows a pound a field away from the Manor Hall on Parkhall Road. This site and many fields around it now are covered by modern housing. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
Southorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 508160,302900
Possibly two walls at this site are the remains of the Pound named on the 1886 OS 1:2,500 map but this is not mentioned on a small plaque next to two large lumps of Barnack Rag Limestone. These are said to have fallen from carts whilst being taken to Peterborough during the construction of the cathedral. The quarry at nearby Barnack is now the Hills and Holes Nature Reserve. Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 531197,272208
This pound stood at the corner of St Audreys Lane and Ramsey Road on the 1880 1:2,500 OS map and is remembered in the name of a residential road a block to the north named The Pouns. Contributed by Michjael Trolove, June 2021
Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 551170,2748560
Shown as a large six sided Pound on the 1887 1:2,500 OS map. Site now built upon. No trace found.
Conributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021
Sutton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 509720,298940
A Grade II listed pound on the 1886 OS 1:2,500 map and kept in excellent condition by Sutton Parish Council. It is drawn on the early OS maps but not named as a pound until the 1901 edition. Standing at the roadside in The Drift it measures approx. 4mtrs by 3mtrs constructed of dressed stone with concrete capping. A plaque is proudly displayed on the wooden gate facing the road. It's proximity to Manor Farm may indicate it was a Manorial pound in its day.
Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021.
Swavesey, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 536230,268540
A pound is named on the 1902 1:2,500 OS but not on the earlier 1886 edition but in the same spot, or adjacent to it, is named a Fire Engine House. The site is at the rear of houses so not accessible. The housing development means it has probably been demolished. The enclosure of a pound lends itself to changes of use over time and it is feasible that the pound and the fire engine house were on the same site. See Kirkby Thore, Cumbria for an example. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
Ufford, Stamford, Cambridgshire
Grid ref: 509510,303960
Shown as a rectangular pound on the 1886 1:2,500 OS map. The site is now a small amenity area with bus shelter, public seating and an established tree near modern housing at the junction of Main Street and Newport Way. No trace of the pound now exists. Contributed by Michael Trolove, Aprl 2021
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 527310,296470
This pound is complete and in good repair being used by the Whittlesey In Bloom group as a garden. It is an irregularly shaped pound built of brick with triangular coping, walls standing approx. 2 mtrs high. On the edge of a green amenity area on Aliwall road. Contributed by Michael Trolove, May 2021
Wilberton, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 548610,274880
In progress
Wistow, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 528111,281229
Shown as a pound on the 1888 1:2,500 OS map at the east end of Bridge street there is now no trace. Contributed by Michael Trolove, May 2021
Witcham, Ely, Cambridgshire
Grid ref: 546541,280224
Shown as a rectangular Pound on Back Lane on the 1887 1:2,500 OS map. No trace found. Contributed by Michael Trolove April 2021
Woodwalton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 521480,280810
Shown and named for the fisrt and last time on the 1888 OS 1: 2,500 map as a large rectangular pound. It was at the back of The Green but no trace is left. The area is now a wild area growing species such as Elder and Blackthorne. Contributed by Michael Trolove, April 2021
Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Grid ref: 517648,291859
Pound Lane recognises the past existence of a pound here next to the church boundary but apart from the change from stone to brick in the construction of the boundary wall there is no trace of this pound. Consistently named and shown on the earlier OS maps, then later not named and then it disappeared from the 1970's maps. Contributed by Michael Trelove, May 2021
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cheshire Pounds and Pinfolds
| Cheshire | Aston by Budworth | Rectangular, low walls, coping stones | Complete | See | Engilsh Heritage | 03/09/1984 |
| Aston(Gt Budworth) | Square with low walls.Restored | Complete | David Haynes | 24/04/2010 | ||
| Bate Heath, Knutsford | Complete | See | Geograph | 06/04/2006 | ||
| Bickerton | In a poor state with walls denuded | Poor | David Haynes | 24/04/2010 | ||
| Bosley | ||||||
| 24/04/2010 | ||||||
| Great Budworth | ||||||
| Henbury | Circular with concrete coving,metal gate | Complete | David Haynes | 24/04/2010 | ||
| Poole Green | Sandstone rubble remains | Poor | David Haynes | 24/04/2010 | ||
| Sutton Lane Ends | Square with some walls lowered | Complete | David Haynes | 24/04/2010 | ||
| David Haynes | ||||||
| Wardle | Square with low walls, metal gate | Complete | David Haynes | 24/04/2010 | ||
Harthill, Cheshire
Grid ref:
Seeking more information please
Norton Canes, Watling Street, Cheshire
Grid ref: 401354,307183
The pinfold is shown on the 1884 OS 1:2,500 map. Update requested please.
Poole Bank, Cheshire
Grid ref: 363935,35580
Grade II listed in 1973 this pinfold is describes as constructed of hammer-dressed red sandstone blocks, 1 mtr high and 3mtrs square. One wall appeared to have been lowered. It is at the junction of Poole Old Hall Lane and Wettenhall Road and is named on the 1875 OS 1:2,500 map.
Contributed by Roger Birchall June 2018
Tarvin, Cheshire
Grid ref: 349124,366916 (approx)
The Pinford on Church Street was exposed when the Parish Council removed an old wooden shed, a sycamore tree and copious amonts of rubbish from the site. Only the remains of the walls are visible but is being maintained by the council as part of Tarvin's history. It is shown on the 1875 OS 1:2,500 map next to Ducker's Well.
Contributed by John Lindop January 2014
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cornwall Pounds and Pinfolds
| Cornwall | Antony, Caradon | Recangular with high walls | See | English Heritage | 26/01/1987 | |
| Botusfleming, Caradon | Small rectangular 8mtr by 10 mtr | See | English Heritage | 19/12/1987 | ||
| Breage, Kerrier | Earlier gunpowder store converted to pound | See | English Heritage | 26/08/1987 | ||
| Chacewater | Manor Pound(OS) Square Privately owned | Dave Foster | 24/01/2014 | |||
| Feock, Carrick | Manor Pound | See | English Heritage | 12.03/1986 | ||
| Gwithian | ||||||
| Lesnewth | Hidden away in private woods | Complete | Nigel Mills | 18/06/2011 | ||
| St Day, Kerrier | Circular with rubble walls | Complete | See | English Heritage | 12/09/1989 | |
| Tucoys | ||||||
| Zennor | Wellhouse and Pound Grade II | n/k | English Heritage | 07/09/1988 | ||
Chacewater, Truro, Cornwall
Grid ref: 174466,044260
This Manor Pound is shown and named on the 1880 OS 1:2,500 map. Dobbie describes it in 1977 as square, constructed with drystone large stone blocks with some walls up to 2mtrs high. Overgrown and falling into disrepair.
Contributed by Dave Foster January 2014
Awaiting image
Lesnewth, North Cornwall
Grid ref: 213066,090307
This pound is remote and hidden away in the woods planted around 1940. It is approx. 100mtrs NE of the Old Rectory. It is an oval shape approx. 10 mtrs diameter and rivetted into the bank. Rubble and stone construction with walls approx 1mtr high. Not shown on OS maps but is Grade II listed.
Nigel Mills January 2014
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Derbyshire Pounds and Pinfolds
| Derbyshire | Alstonefield | Possibly a sheepfold? | Gallery | Nigel Mills | 0/11/2005 | |
| Ashford | ||||||
| Ashover | ||||||
| Barlow | Restored in 1985 Grade II | Complete | 31/01/1967 | |||
| Barrow on Trent | ||||||
| Biggin | Circular restored pinfold | Complete | Gallery | Nigel Mills | 0/05/2006 | |
| Birchover | ||||||
| Bonsall | ||||||
| Bradfield | ||||||
| Brassington | ||||||
| Bubnell Keys | Almost disappeared | Remains | On 1883 OS | |||
| Calow | On 1883 OS | |||||
| Castleton | ||||||
| Chellaston | ||||||
| Chelmorton | ||||||
| Eggington | Small Rectangular pinfold Grade II | Complete | See | English Heritage | 02/09/1986 | |
| Elmton-with-Cresswell | ||||||
| Eyam Woodlands,Grindleford | ||||||
| Hassop | Almost disappeared | Remains | On 1883 OS | |||
| Hathersage | ||||||
| Hope | Circular with Rules for Pound Keeper | Complete | Geograph | 21/07/2007 | ||
| Hopedale | ||||||
| Ilam | Possibly a sheepfold? | Nigel Mills | 15/03/2006 | |||
| Mackworth | ||||||
| Milltown, Ashover | Stone with metal gate | Complete | See | Geograph | 03/08/2009 | |
| Osmaston | Circular Pinfold on Osmaston estate | Complete | See | Geograph | 18/02/2007 | |
| Over Haddon | Look like sheepfold | On 1883 OS | ||||
| Sandiacre, Erewash | Combined lock up and pound Grade II | Complete | See | English Heritage | 10/11/1967 | |
| Tansley | ||||||
| Tideswell | ||||||
| Wirksworth West End | ||||||
| Wyns Tor, Winster | Large circular structure | Complete | See | Geograph | ||
| Youlgreave | ||||||
Alstonefield, Derbyshire/Staffordshire border
Grid ref:
More likely a sheepfold.
Nigel Mills May 2006
Biggin, Derbyshire
Grid ref:
Curbar, Derbyshire
Grid ref: 425022,374574
On the 1898 OS 1:2,500 map this structure is named uniquely as a Penfold. It is circular, situated in Curbar Lane at its junction with Pinfold Hill. Walls are approx. 2 mtrs high and a smart white painted farm gate secures the entrance. The space inside houses several buildings and the surrounding overgrown foliage make it easy to miss.
Nigel Mills May 2006
Little Longstone, Derbyshire
Grid ref: 418900,371680
This village pinfold accessed from the road lies on the outskirts of Little Longtone abutting a single storey building. It is shown on the 1879 OS 1:2,500 map. It is recorded in Archives as needing repair in 1840, in poor condition in the Hill Survey of 1985 but is now in good repair and has a nameplate attached identifying it as the pinfold.
Nigel Mills May 2006
Monyash, Derbyshire
Grid ref: 414957,366963
Located north of the village it is shown on the 1878 OS 1:2,500 map in a field corner adjacent to the roadway. It is constructed of field stone, not unlike a sheepfold, and has a small information board beside it.
Nigel Mills May 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Devon Pounds and Pinfolds
| Devon | Ashburton Laughter Tor | Sheepfold? | ||||
| Belstone | Now used as a garden | |||||
| Bicton | ||||||
| Creaber Pound, Gidleigh | A Dartmoor pound | See | Geograph | 08/06/2006 | ||
| Dunnabridge | Medieval dry stone walls | Deteriorating | See | Geograph | 28/10/1987 | |
| Highweek Feoffes | A2A reference 1638F referes to Poundfold | |||||
| North Bovey | ||||||
| Northam | ||||||
| Oakhampton Creaber Pound | ||||||
| Poundsgate | ||||||
| S. Giles in the Wood | ||||||
| Sidbury | ||||||
| Sidmouth | Tall walled Pound, rounded coping. | Complete | See | English Heritage | 12/11/1973 | |
| Salcombe Regis | Erected in 1939 to comm.planting thorn tree | Complete | See | English Heritage | 12/10/1951 | |
| Torrington (Great) | ||||||
| Woodbury | ||||||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dorset Pounds and Pinfolds
| Dorset | Ashmore | |||||
| Corfe Castle | ||||||
| Holnest | ||||||
| Langton Herring | ||||||
| Langton Matravers | ||||||
| Leigh | ||||||
| Portland | ||||||
| Stalbridge | ||||||
| Wimbourne Minster | ||||||
| Winfrith Newburgh, Purbeck | ||||||
| Wool | ||||||
Wareham Town Pound, Dorset
Grid ref: 392118,087260
This pound site is used as a leisure and arts area for the town. It is Grade II listed, square and constructed of brick with brick on-edge coping. It has been kept in good repair including the gate which is in the NW wall. Shown on the 1889 OS 1:1,2500 map.
Contributed by Pat Rowland March 2019
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Durham County Pounds and Pinfolds
| Durham | Consett | |||||
| Crawcrook | ||||||
| Killerby | ||||||
| Stanhope | ||||||
Headlam, Teesdale, County Durham
Grid ref: 417891,519000
This large low walled structure is in the centre of The Green, close to the site of Dumb Nanny's Well, a useful water source for the pinder. It is marked but not named on OS maps but has been recognised as a pinfold by gaining Grade II listed status. Currently used as a very productive garden.
Nigel Mills October 2006
Essex Pounds and Pinfolds
| Essex | Epping Forest Conservators |
| Epping Forest Parish | |
| Lambourne End | |
| Saffren Walden |
Orsett, Essex
Grid ref: 564270,181920
A large square pound on the 1867 1:2,500 OS map and now represented by a wooden structure at the junction of Pound Lane (formerly Maltings Lane) with High Road. Early pounds were made of local material like wood if stone was not plentiful. This pound has even made it as a Francis Frith postcard! Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
South Ockenden, Essex
Grid ref: 559510,183020
On the 1866 and on later maps as recent as 1960 this square pound is marked and named at the north east corner of The Green. Today it is difficult to identify from the additional brickwork on the site. Contributed by Michael Trolove, June 2021
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please see National Register Part 2 for more Pounds and Pinfolds
- Home
- What are Pounds and Pinfolds?
- Register for Cumbria
- Register 1
- Register 2
- Register 3
- Register 4
- Register 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------