The sheepwash at Warmington, Warwickshire is beside the village pond at one side of the village green. In the 1930s it had been partly filled in ‘to make it safe’. Villagers helped to dig out the sheepwash before stoneworkers and craftsmen came to repair and restore the structure. The villager’s involvement also extended to a days course, on the village green, in hurdle making. Hurdles were used to control the sheep as they were guided through the sheepwash and penned afterwards while drying.

At Uley in Gloucestershire, the Uley Historical Society researched the history of their sheepwash and the local primary school were also involved. Work has exposed part of the structure but not all as it became apparent that some of it is now covered by a driveway and to dig it up would deny the householders their access! A board on the site tells some of the story.

The idea to restore the sheepwash at Sutton-under Brailes, Warwickshire came from two ladies living in the village whose family had farmed here for generations, using the sheepwash. This became a millennium project. Villagers cleared the site and collected a lot of information, before specialist contractors and expert advice were brought in to rebuild brickwork and mend the sluice gates.