Description

RUFFORTH

1474/0/10014 WETHERBY ROAD
03-APR-09 (Off)
PINFOLD

II

Village Pound or Pinfold, probably C18. of Brick and Sandstone construction

PLAN: The pinfold is a roughly round enclosure with a single entrance to the north.

The pinfold is mostly constructed of handmade well coursed brick with a section of the exterior wall on the north west side of sandstone construction. Coping stones are either curved sandstone or of brick. A single internal brick buttress supports the pound wall. The entrance has a stone jamb to the right side.

HISTORY: This pinfold is probably C18 in date and is shown on the 1850 First Edition Ordnance Survey map. Unusually it occupies a location at the end of the village rather than the more common central position.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
This C18 pinfold is designated for the following principal reasons:

* It is an effectively intact structure dating to before 1840
* It is a well preserved example of a village pound or pinfold, a once common structure that is now becoming increasingly rare in a national context
* For its historic interest as a surviving component of traditional village affairs, as a structure used to deal with the serious problem of stray livestock.

Reasons for Listing

This C18 pinfold is designated for listing for the following principal reasons:

* It is an effectively intact structure dating to before 1840
* It is a well preserved example of a village pound or pinfold, a once common structure that is now becoming increasingly rare in a national context
* For its historic interest as a surviving component of traditional village affairs, as a structure used to deal with the serious problem of stray livestock.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26672403

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings