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Pinfold, Dalton-in-Furness
There is a notable pinfold in Dalton-in-Furness, located on Goose Green, at it's junction with Abbey Road. It is a circular stone walled area with an opening in it's west side with limestone gatepost and iron gate. Pinfolds were used to impound stray animals, until their owner came to collect them on payment of a fine to the “pinder”. They were once common in towns and villages around the country but this one at Dalton is a particularly well preserved example. It is not known precisely when it was built, but it is shown on Merryweather's town plan of Dalton, surveyed in 1825.[1] A pinder in Dalton was documented by Sir Henry Slingsby in 1643, though it isn't known if it is the same one.[2] The pinfold is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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Dalton Pinfold this enclosure is thought to have been erected in the 18th century to contain stray animals found within the town which were released to thier owner only on payment of a fine to the pinder who was employed by the leading townsmen Dalton wit
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Dalton Pinfold this enclosure is thought to have been erected in the 18th century to contain stray animals found within the town which were released to thier owner only on payment of a fine to the pinder who was employed by the leading townsmen Dalton wit
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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PINFOLD - Dalton-in-Furness - List Entry
- Pinfold. Late C18-early C19. Limestone rubble. Circular enclosure wall approx 10m in diameter and 1-2m in height. Opening in west side with limestone gatepost and C20 iron gate. Triangular copings. …
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Goose Green (in Dalton Heritage Trail)
- Certainly one of the oldest parts of the town, just below the castle and church. The name, one must suppose, is based on the idea that there was once a …
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Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Dalton Pinfold this enclosure is thought to have been erected in the 18th century to contain stray animals found within the town which were released to thier owner only on payment of a fine to the pinder who was employed by the leading townsmen Dalton wit
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Dalton Pinfold this enclosure is thought to have been erected in the 18th century to contain stray animals found within the town which were released to thier owner only on payment of a fine to the pinder who was employed by the leading townsmen Dalton wit
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
PINFOLD - Dalton-in-Furness - List Entry
- Pinfold. Late C18-early C19. Limestone rubble. Circular enclosure wall approx 10m in diameter and 1-2m in height. Opening in west side with limestone gatepost and C20 iron gate. Triangular copings. …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://daltontowncouncil.gov…
Goose Green (in Dalton Heritage Trail)
- Certainly one of the oldest parts of the town, just below the castle and church. The name, one must suppose, is based on the idea that there was once a …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
List grade: 2
County: Cumbria
Post code: LA15 8LQ
Grid ref: SD2262873794
Unitary Auth: Westmorland & Furness
