Shenley 17, Ridge 37

Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust
PG: OBJECTS: PROMOTION: Shenley 17 and Ridge 37
Shenley Parish Ride: Anti-clockwise: Shenley 39. Clockwise: London Road Verge.	SPR

Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.	This route runs from London Road, Shenley, to Crossoaks Lane. Riders can continue along Crossoaks Lane to Ridge. At the time of the BHS 2021/22 Access Survey (19 Dec 21), the route was well defined and easy to follow. Signate at the western end said 'No through road', but of course it is a through road for those on foot, horse or bicycle. There was a gate with a space to the side at the eastern end, and a council signpost at the very eastern end of Crossoaks Lane (public road).
1. Junction with Silver Hill Photo: Michael Rackham, 19 Dec 2021	2. Sign at Silver Hill end Photo: Michael Rackham, 19 Dec 2021	3. Heading north-eastwards Photo: Michael Rackham, 19 Dec 2021	4. Gate at junction with Crossoaks Lane Photo: Michael Rackham, 19 Dec 2021	5. Sign at far end of Crossoaks Lane Photo: Michael Rackham, 19 Dec 2021
Mind the Gap The legal records of highways showed a gap between the end of the then-recorded Crossoaks Lane in Ridge Parish and the bridleway in Shenley parish. If left as it was, there would have been a gap between the bridleway and Crossoaks Lane when Path Extinguishment Day is reached on 1 January 2026. Following our Secretary's application, the gap was filled and now this route is no longer under threat.

Legal History
20 Jun 1953: Shenley 17 was recorded as bridleway on the original definitive map. Ridge 37 was not shown at all.
The Hertfordshire County Council (Ridge 37, 39 and Shenley 39) Modification Order 2009 (confirmed 22 Jan 2013) recorded Ridge 37 and amended the definitive statement for Shenley 17 to note the junction. Definitive Statement (4 Dec 2015)
Path: [Shenley] 17. Status: Bridleway. Definitive Map sheet: 78 and 86
Commences from Silver Hill E of Birch Wood thence NE along northern edge of Crossoaks Wood to the Parish boundary at Crossoaks Farm at the junction with Ridge BR37, Ridge BR39 and Shenley BR39 at TQ 2061 9987.
Path: [Ridge] 37. Status: Bridleway. Definitive Map sheet: 78 and 86
Commences from Crossoaks Lane (County Road) at TQ 2070 9992 and continues SW through Crossoaks Farm's yard for approx. 95m to join with Shenley BR17 at TQ 2061 9987.
Width: 10 Metres between TQ 2070 9992 (point A on the Order Plan) and TQ 2061 9987 (point B on the Order Plan).
Limitations: None.