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Barley lock-up is a small stone-built detention facility located in the village of Barley in Hertfordshire. Dating from the eighteenth century, it represents a typical example of the parish lock-ups constructed across England during this period to provide temporary confinement for petty offenders and disorderly persons before their removal to county gaols. The structure is constructed of stone and survives as a modest but intact example of vernacular Georgian-period security architecture. Such lock-ups served a practical administrative function within rural communities, enabling local constables and parish officials to maintain order without transporting detainees over considerable distances to larger penal institutions.
Barley lock-up is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003545. View the official record →
Barley lock-up is a small stone-built detention facility located in the village of Barley in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003545.
Barley lock-up is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003545.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, Little Cokenach (3.7 km), Gannock Grove moated site and hollow-way (4.3 km), Pain's End moated site. (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barley lock-up's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Barley lock-up stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.