Datchworth 25

Paths Greenways Bridleways Tracks
PG: OBJECTS: PROMOTION: Datchworth 25 BOAT and RB

Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.

The path starts as a byway open to all traffic on Raffin Green Lane (public road) and heads generally southwards to a junction with Aston 6 bridleway then south-westwards to Watton Road (public road).
The path continues from Watton Road as a restricted byway and runs generally south-westwards to meet Watton-at-Stone 26 at the parish boundary.

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Legal History
1840: Datchworth 25 was shown on the edge of the Aston tithe map as not subject to an apportionment.
2 Feb 1953: The route was recorded as CRB (Carriage Road used as a Bridleway) on the original definitive map. The section north of Watton Road was recorded as CRB in the statement, and the part south of Watton Road was not mentioned in the statement. DM sheet DM2-10 (Herts 21 SW).
31 Dec 1977: The route north of Watton Road was shown as a byway open to all traffic on the special review draft map and statement. DM sheet SR-44.
31 Dec 1977: The route south of Watton Road was not shown on the special review draft map and statement, but objections must have been received and it remained a road used as a public path on the definitive map. DM sheet SR-44.
2 May 2006: Restricted Byway rights were confirmed or created on the path south of Watton Road by virtue of ss 47 and 48 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
Definitive Statement (4 Dec 2015)
Path: [Datchworth] 25. Status: Byway Open to All Traffic. Definitive Map sheet: 44
Commences at junction with county road E of Raffin Green, thence generally S along parish boundary past junction with Aston BR6 to county road E of Hawkins Hall. (includes former Aston BOAT 5)
The statement covers the BOAT part, but omits the RB part.

Maintenance
The northern part of the route is maintainable at the public expense by virtue of para 7 of Sch 3 to the Countryside Act 1968. [BOAT converted from RUPP]
The southern part of the route is maintainable at the public expense by virtue of s.49(1) Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. [RB converted from RUPP]