Community Initiatives

The Eggleston Pinfold has been parish property since the 1800s. It is historic landholding and had a specific purpose. The use of Pinfolds was first recorded over 500 years ago and was a feature in most English medieval villages.  These were high walled, square lockable structures with fresh grass and running water. They were used to hold stray animals - pigs, sheep, geese or cattle – until claimed by their owner. The owner paid a fee to the Pinman, technically for all the feed their animals had consumed. They were known as POUNDFOLDs in the south of England. 

In 2022 our Pinfold has been made into a memorial garden. A place to remember those parishioners and relatives who died during covid when funerals were strictly limited by numbers. It is also for remembering family and local people we have loved and lost. It is a quiet reflective space that offers seating for those walking around the village – a resting place. You can find memory stones in the garden naming those remembered.