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North Elmham village pound, Norfolk

An animal pound is a place where stray livestock were impounded. Animals were kept in a dedicated enclosure, until claimed by their owners, or sold to cover the costs of impounding.Шаблон:Sfn

Etymology

The terms "pinfold" and "pound" are Saxon in origin. Pundfald and pund both mean an enclosure. There appears to be no difference between a pinfold and a village pound.[1]

The person in charge of the pinfold was the "pinder", giving rise to the surname Pinder.

Village pound or pinfold

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The town pound of Glocester, Rhode Island, c. 1748
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Capenhurst pinfold, Cheshire. A pinfold has existed on this site since the 10th century.
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Circular village pound in Stanton Prior, Somerset. (Above the pound are hot-air balloons taking off from Bath (Шаблон:Convert to the north-east.)

The village pound was a feature of most English medieval villages,Шаблон:Citation needed and they were also found in the English colonies of North America and in Ireland.

A high-walled and lockable structure served several purposes; the most common use was to hold stray sheep, pigs and cattle until they were claimed by the owners,Шаблон:Citation needed usually for the payment of a fine or levy.[2] The pound could be as small as Шаблон:Convert or as big as Шаблон:Convert and may be circular or square. Early pounds had just briar hedges, but most were built in stone or brick, making them more stock-proof.Шаблон:Citation needed The size and shape of village pounds varies. Some are four-sided—rectangular, square and irregular—while others are circular. In size they vary from a few square metres (some square feet) to over Шаблон:Convert. Pounds are known to date from the medieval period. By the 16th century most villages and townships would have had a pound. Most of what remain today would date from the 16th and 17th centuries. Some are listed buildings, but most have fallen into disrepair.[3]

The Sussex County Magazine in 1930 stated: Шаблон:Quote

Although pounds are most common to England, there are also examples in other countries. In Americans and Their Forests: a Historical Geography, author Michael Williams writes:

"There was hardly a town in eighteenth-century New England without its town pound..."[4]

In some mountainous areas of northern Spain (such as Cantabria or Asturias) some similar enclosures are traditionally used to protect beehives from bear attacks.[5]

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Milton Malsor village pound, Northamptonshire, England, dating from at least 1686.

Cultural references

The artist Andy Goldsworthy has produced a series of sculptures in several of the pinfolds in Cumbria.[6]

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  1. An alternative spelling/pronunciation of pinfold was "poundfield", which implies a relation to the modern English word "(im)pound" (Plaque on pinfold site in Higham, Lancashire)
  2. In Brompton the fine was called a "mulct". ("Patrick Brompton church and village" magazine; text by Jane Hatcher)
  3. Plaque at Tockholes Pinfold, Lancashire Tockholes Pinfold
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  6. "Sheepfolds & Pinfolds, Cumbrian sculpture project by Andy Goldsworthy"