Earl Shilton - The Pinfold

The Pinfold

An old stone building, which stood near to the Baptist Chapel, was known as the Pinfold. This was a place for penning stray cattle prior to the enclosure of the common fields - 1758. It was latterly used as a place for weighing stone from the old Parish Quarry.

In the village a knocker-up was employed in the 188o’s and for over 50 years ensured that people attended the early Sunday morning classes.