Pinfold, Milnthorpe green plaque
Overview
Pinfold, Milnthorpe green plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Westmorland And Furness. This green commemorative plaque records: GRISLEYMIRES LANE (also Grisley Myres). The name is derived from an Old English word 'gris' for swine and 'mire' meaning muddy place.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: GRISLEYMIRES LANE (also Grisley Myres).
People and events
The saved account records: The name is derived from an Old English word 'gris' for swine and 'mire' meaning muddy place.
How it worked
The saved account records: Close to Dallam Chase was a pinfold for stray stock which was provided with its own water pump.
What remains
The saved account records: Until c1920 piggeries belonging to the Royal Oak Inn were situated near here and until c1960 there was a pond and stream, now culverted, close to the present entrance to Park House Coachworks.
Why it mattered
Pinfold, Milnthorpe green plaque matters because the source ties commemorative plaque to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The lane which now leads just to Park Road originally had a western extension providing access to common pasture on Milnthorpe Marsh at Fishcarling Head.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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