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 PG: OBJECTS: PROMOTION: Lilley 13
Map showing recorded Lilley paths
Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.
This blue route starts as a bridleway from Hexton Road (public road) and continues generally northeastwards to cross Lilley 7 bridleway. The route continues (shown in orange) generally northeastwards along a well defined track before turning southeastwards in a field to end on Lilley 9 bridleway. The orange section is recorded as a footpath but is ridden.

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Lilley 13 Kingshill Lane

View of Kingshill Lane
Photo: Phil Wadey, 16 Sep 2018

BHS As part of the British Horse Society's work to record paths before Path Extinguishment Day, it was spotted that this entire route should be shown as a restricted byway. The historical evidence showed a continuous route, so an application was made in 2018 to record this status in place of the blue bridleway and orange footpath sections.

Legal History
1938: The route is shown as a Lilley BW 11 (blue dots) from the road to BW7, as green lane (green dots) from BW 7 to the eastern edge of the Kingshill Plantation and Lilley BW 11 (blue dots) from there to BW9 on the Hertfordshire County Council ROW survey. Maps Hitchin Rural West 6 (Herts 9 NW) and 7 (Herts 9 NE).
1 Nov 1953: The route was recorded as bridleway from the road to BW7, as CRB (Carriage Road used as a Bridleway) from BW 7 to the eastern edge of the Kingshill Plantation and footpath from there to BW 9 on the original definitive map and statement. DM sheets DM4-27 (Herts 11 NW) and DM4-28 (Herts 11 NE).
31 Dec 1977: The route was shown as bridleway from the road to BW7 and as footpath east of BW7 on the special review draft map and statement. DM sheet SR-19 (TL12NW).
28 Aug 2018: Application to upgrade to restricted byway. HCC reference NH/190.
Application Process
Path Application Certificate Direction Inv Report Order Confirmed
EC552 28 Aug 2018 NH/190 18 Sep 2018        
Definitive Statement (4 Dec 2015)
Path: [Lilley] 13.  Recorded Status: Bridleway/Footpath.  Definitive Map sheet: 19
Commences from county road SE of Pond Farm thence NE across BR7 thence along Kingshill Lane through Kingshill Plantation to East Edge of same thence SE to join BR9.
Maintainability
This route is maintainable at the public expense because it was a footpath or bridleway existing before 30 Apr 1959.

© 2025 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: EC552. HCC reference: NH/190.

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