The old Village Pound in Northfield
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The old Village Pound in Northfield
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 8 Jan 2020
Thought to be 17th century in origin, and Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101343382-village-pound-northfield-ward#.XyLaqChKjcs & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1343382 in 1952. Traditionally pounds like this were used for coralling stray animals at a time when the area was much more rural, until such time as their owners could reclaim them; nowadays it's mainly preventing a large rock Image from wandering too far afield.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.412415
Longitude
-1.964819