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Legal Terms - Footpath
Any highway (excluding a footway) that the public has a right of way on foot only, as defined by the Highways Act 1980. Footpaths and bridleways that were in existence on 1 January 1949 but are not recorded on the definitive map by 1 January 2026 will be extinguished, as stipulated in the Countryside and Rights Act 2000. Compare the following terms: carriageway, driftway, and bridleway.
Any highway (excluding a footway) that the public has a right of way on foot only, as defined by the Highways Act 1980. Footpaths and bridleways that were in existence on 1 January 1949 but are not recorded on the definitive map by 1 January 2026 will be extinguished, as stipulated in the Countryside and Rights Act 2000. Compare the following terms: carriageway, driftway, and bridleway.
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