2021
SK9833 : Footpath on the north edge of Kirton Wood
taken 5 years ago, near to Old Somerby, Lincolnshire, England
Footpath on the north edge of Kirton Wood
Crossing the watershed between the East Glen and West Glen rivers. This part of the path, marked as a Public Right of Way on OS maps, ends abruptly at the end of the wood at a parish boundary (a common occurrence). On the other side of the parish boundary it continues, on the 1:25,000 OS map, as a marked footpath.
Dead end public rights of way
"However, the Definitive Maps [of Public Rights of Way] are full of anomalies where ‘dead end’ public rights of way stop for no apparent reason. This frequently occurs at parish boundaries, where adjacent parish councils took a different approach to what they considered to be a public right of way when the Definitive Maps were being first drafted [in the 1950s]." (Ref.: Technical Standard ‐ Public rights of way. Document no.: HS2‐HS2‐HW‐STD‐000‐000002).
The Ramblers Association is leading efforts to ensure that missing historic rights of way are added to the Definitive Map before the cut-off date of 2026 Link
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- Grid Square
- SK9833, 13 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Tim Heaton (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 20 September, 2021 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 25 September, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 9803 3305 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:53.1590N 0:32.6731W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SK 9807 3301
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
