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The Lock up and pinfold in Derbyshire is a pair of structures serving distinct administrative functions within a parish setting, likely dating from the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The lock up functioned as a temporary place of confinement for minor offenders and disorderly persons, whilst the pinfold served as an enclosure for impounding stray livestock until owners paid fees for their recovery. Both structures represent essential infrastructure of rural parish governance and agricultural management during the early modern and industrial periods. The survival of these monuments together at a single location provides material evidence of the practical mechanisms through which local communities maintained order and regulated common resources.
Lock up and pinfold is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007042. View the official record →
The Lock up and pinfold in Derbyshire is a pair of structures serving distinct administrative functions within a parish setting, likely dating from the eighteenth or nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007042.
Lock up and pinfold 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 1007042.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fishponds 90m south east St Mary's Church (4.9 km), Roman fort 200yds (182m) E of All Saints' Church (5.7 km), Dovecote at Manor Farm (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lock up and pinfold'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.
Lock up and pinfold stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.