The old oxpens could be in the region of 300 years old if not older. There are references to animal enclosures here in the 17th centuries and they were certainly visible on maps in the 19th century.
The pens sheltered the oxen, which were used for ploughing; something that continued in Gloucestershire into the 1960s.
The site is now used as a picnic area. Sadly it doesn't seem to be listed, but it is cared for by the Ernest Cook Trust, who own the Estate the pens belong to.
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