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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Grade CriteriaII Buildings of national importance and special interest

+ Extant pinfolds, locations, and any listed building gradeLocationMap ref and coordinatesPhotographDimensionsNotesGradingCapenhurstSJ366737Approximately square.Walls highCoursed sandstone walls with capstonesIIGreat BudworthSJ686792Approximately square.Walls highCoursed sandstone walls with capstonesIIHarthillSJ500552Probably: front and back walls ,side walls ,height Roof and additional walling added.Now used as a storage shed.HenburySJ862727Circular, approximately diameterwalls approximately highRoughly coursed sandstone rubble with flat cement copingIIHoole VillageSJ433687 squareheight Coursed sandstoneIILittle BudworthSJ593654 squareheight Coursed sandstone walls with capstonesIISutton Lane EndsSJ927716Front wall height ;back wall height ;side walls height Coursed sandstone walls with capstones.WardleSJ609572 squareheight Coursed sandstone walls with capstones.II

+ Extant remains of pinfolds, locations, and any listed building gradeLocationMap ref and coordinatesPhotographDimensionsNotesGradingBickertonSJ515538Originally approximately: front and back walls ,side walls ,height Remains of sandstone side walls up to in places. Little remains of back wall; front wall gone.PooleSJ639554Formerly square.Walls highBuilt in red sandstone rubble, now partly demolished.IIShocklachSJ438492A restored enclosure: front and back walls ,side walls ,height Post and rail ences at the back and sides; front open to the road. Contains the Shocklach Millennium CrossTarvinSJ491669As of 2010 undergoing excavation

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