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Pinfold

A Grade II Listed Building in Rufforth, York

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.9546 / 53°57'16"N

Longitude: -1.1919 / 1°11'30"W

OS Eastings: 453126

OS Northings: 451242

OS Grid: SE531512

Mapcode National: GBR NQ3Q.R4

Mapcode Global: WHD9X.NVMR

Plus Code: 9C5WXR35+R6

Entry Name: Pinfold

Listing Date: 3 April 2009

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1393222

English Heritage Legacy ID: 505721

ID on this website: 101393222

Location: Rufforth, York, North Yorkshire, YO23

County: York

Civil Parish: Rufforth with Knapton

Built-Up Area: Rufforth

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Marston Moor

Church of England Diocese: York

Tagged with: Animal pound

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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.

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