This section of the site aims to provide resources for people researching lost rights of way to put them on the rights of way map. It is not intended as a substitute for the essential Guide “Restoring the Record” . It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide covering everything.
It particularly aims to provide practical resources for those who are not experts. But I hope it will also be useful for those who have more experience.
Any of this material can be freely reproduced by individuals and groups researching lost rights of way, but please give me a credit and link to the web site.
Pages on this part of the site:
Joining or starting off a Don’t lose your way group
Working with Material from the first Definitive Map surveys
Working with material from the 1932 Rights of Way Act
Working with inclosure maps and awards
Working with quarter sessions records and rolls
Working with railway and other deposited plans
Working with British Newspaper Archive material
Getting hold of the first edition of the Ordnance Survey 1-2500 map
Date of first Land registry compulsory registration
The “Restoring the Record” star system
Applicant’s statement template
Applicant’s statement, examples of completed statements
How to claim a right of way using evidence of recent use by the public