Pinfold

We have a Pinfold in our village.

In older times,stray animals were kept there and their owners had to pay a fine to get their animals back.

East Leake's Pinfold has been preserved as a Memorial Garden.

[Humphrey Hippo]

Interesting! You've had me looking up the etymology of it to see if it's related to Pinderfields (which it is!). From the Saxon 'Pundfald' - an enclosure. :)

[Alison Tomlin]

Lots of great textures. That Ivy's making a come back.

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Pat Knowles]

We have one too in our village. It’s a round stone enclosure with a gate in it but it also up to today had a small red bricked two storey building attached to it. I always thought both went together but today as I drove past I discovered the brick building has been knocked down today to make way for a road to a small development of houses. We are all shocked. The pinfold couldn’t be removed but we all thought they were one & the same. Progress I don’t think!