Building record 0573100000 - EAST BURNHAM CATTLE POUND, CROWN LANE

Summary

Eighteenth century pound, repaired in 1943.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: 18th century animal pound at East Burnham (DBC8631)
  • Listed Building (II) 1332659: WALLS ENCLOSING EAST BURNHAM VILLAGE POUND (DBC1897)
  • Scheduled Monument 1013960: EAST BURNHAM ANIMAL POUND (DBC7229)

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Type and Period (1)

  • POUND (Built between 1788 and 1796, 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 6m, Width 4m.
Plan Form - SQUARE
POUND APPARENTLY SHOWN ON 1796 MAP (B1).
REFS IN 1858 TO POUND'S DETERIORATING STATE (B2).
Grade II. C18. Square red brick enclosure. Walls about 5 ft high. Area enclosed about 375 sq ft. Modern wooden gate. Stone tablet commemorating repair by the Corporation of the City of London 1943 (B3).
HISTORICAL STUDY OF POUND & BIBLIOGRAPHY. NGR (B4).
EXCAVATION REPORT (B5).
SCHEDULED ARCH 1996 (B6).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC5226 Graphic material: FEILD J 1796 PLAN OF ESTATES OF HENRY SAYER, ESQ (COPY AT BRO REF: MA/R/17.T).
  • <2>SBC5939 Bibliographic reference: H Grote. 1858. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HAMLET OF EAST BURNHAM, BY A LATE RESIDENT PP27 ETC.
  • <3>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: District of South Bucks. p63, amended 8th January 1988.
  • <4>SBC11970 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1990. A STUDY OF EAST BURNHAM CATTLE POUND.
  • <5>SBC1767 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1996. EAST BURNHAM CATTLE POUND: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS.
  • <6>SBC23978 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <7>SBC20126 Cartographic materials: David Went. 1995. Sketch plan of East Burnham Animal Pound.

Location

Grid reference SU 95516 83924 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14492)
  • Event - Intervention: Excavation at East Burnham cattle pound (Ref: BCP 96) (EBC10343)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13597)

Record last edited

Jun 11 2026 3:05PM

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