Stanstead St Margarets 1, Hertford Heath 22

Paths Greenways Bridleways Tracks
PG: OBJECTS: PROMOTION: Stanstead St Margarets 1 RB and Hertford Heath 22 RB
London Orbital Bridleroute: Anti-clockwise: Hertford Heath 14. Clockwise: High Street, Stanstead Abbots 19.	H25

Map showing recorded Stanstead St Margarets paths

Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.

This route starts as Hertford Heath 22 and runs from College Lane (Hertford Heath 14 bridleway) generally eastwards, under the A10 public road then generallly eastwards as Stanstead St Margarets 1 to the A414 then northeastwards to the High Street (public road) in Stanstead St Margarets.

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Legal History
2 Feb 1953: Stanstead St Margarets 1 was recorded as CRB (Carriage Road used as a Bridleway) on the original definitive map and statement. DM sheets DM2-30 (Herts 36 NE), DM2-33 (Herts 37 NW) and DM2-26 (Herts 30 SW).
2 Feb 1953: Great Amwell 6 was recorded as CRF (Carriage Road used as a Footpath) on the original definitive map and statement. DM sheets DM2-30 (Herts 36 NE), DM2-33 (Herts 37 NW) and DM2-26 (Herts 30 SW).
12 Feb 1971: The London - Cambridge Trunk Road (Hoddesdon By-Pass, Side Roads) Order 1971 (which came into effect on 23 Feb 1971) diverted the route of Stanstead St Margarets 1 CRF where it crossed the line of the new trunk road to the present alignment.
31 Dec 1977: Stanstead St Margarets 1 and Great Amwell 6 were shown as bridleways on the special review draft map and statement, but objections were received and they remained Roads Used as a Public Path (RUPP). DM sheet SR-70.
1 Apr 1990: The parish of Hertford Heath was created out of Little Amwell and parts of neighbouring parishes, resulting in Great Amwell 6 being renamed Hertford Heath 22 and taking some of the route of Stanstead St Margarets 1.
18 Jul 2005: Land manager applied to downgrade Stanstead St Margarets 1 and Hertford Heath 22 to footpath. Hertfordshire County Council reference EH/334.
2 May 2006: Restricted Byway rights were confirmed or created on this path by virtue of ss 47 and 48 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, but this is subject to the result of the application of 18 Jul 2005.
Definitive Statement (4 Dec 2015)
Path: [Stanstead St Margarets] 1. Status: Restricted Byway. Definitive Map sheet: 60
Commences at parish boundary under centre of A10 and junction with Restricted Byway 22 (Hertford Heath) thence E under A10 and S alongside same thence NE to junction with Ware Road N of Hailey thence NE to the bypass, crossing the bridge over the bypass, thence NNE to junction with A414 NW of St Margarets Bury.
Note that the statement has not been updated since the construction of a new A414.
Path: [Hertford Heath] 22. Status: Restricted Byway. Definitive Map sheet: 60
Commences at entrance to Haileybury College by Elves Court thence NE through college grounds skirting N boundary of Hailey Wood to boundary of A10 thence N along beside same and across to parish boundary under centre of road and junction with Restricted Byway 1 (Stanstead St. Margarets). (formerly part of Stanstead St. Margarets RUPP1 - also formerly scheduled as Great Amwell RUPP6).