What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Village Pound probably 17th century
The Village Pound served as a communal enclosure for holding stray livestock or goods of debtors, reflecting the medieval to early modern rural administrative practices in England. Its presence indicates the local governance and social order of Northfield during the 17th century.
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