The Pinfold is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. Sheep enclosure.
The Pinfold
- WRENN ID
- silent-sill-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sheep enclosure
- Address
- The Pinfold, Cann Lane, Aston by Budworth
- OS grid reference
- SJ 686 792
- Coordinates
- 53.30928, -2.47212
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pinfold is a rectangular sheep enclosure dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar and features walls approximately 3 feet 6 inches high. The stone is large and coursed, with broad chisel marks visible. The enclosure has chamfered coping stones and an entrance located to the right of center on the eastern side.
Local climate
The Pinfold sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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