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Byway on the County Boundary

A byway runs along the county boundary, with Pavis Wood on the west (Buckinghamshire) side and Hastoe House and the Dog Wood on the east (Hertfordshire) side. It is a continuation of Shire Lane, Hastoe, and is entered by the entrance to Pavis Wood SP9109 : Pavis Wood. It is designated Tring No 36 on the Hertfordshire Footpath maps. It is almost certain that the route taken pre-dates the county boundary – and is hence more than a thousand years old – and perhaps very much older.

This is the first of a series of pictures following the byway down the slope. It shows the byway on the edge of the escarpment where it is just a shallow holloway. – developing into one of the deepest holloways I have ever seen – until the slope eases ant it becomes a normal track. The depth makes it obvious why, when roads were surfaced Shire Lane was not continued down the slope.