As in all medieval villages, Berkswell had stocks in the centre. Berkswell’s are still there, surrounded by a circle of stumps.

Quoting a 1973 Reader’s Digest book, Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain, Wikipedia notes that the stumps were built especially for the punishment of one-legged ex-soldier and his two drinking companions  – being as there are are only five leg holes.

Timothy visited as an interested tourist, not as punishment for any type of misdemeanor.