Therfield 12 Royston 13

Paths Greenways Bridleways Tracks
PG: OBJECTS: PROMOTION: Therfield 12 and Royston 13		EVE

Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.	This route starts from Briary Lane, Royston, and continues generally southwards to a junction with Royston 14 bridleway, then westwards, southwards and finally westwards into Therfield. At the time of the 2023 Access Survey (8 Oct 23), there were no obstructions or limitations across the path and it was signposted at each end.			Sign at North end of path Photo: Nicki Harris, 15 Oct 2023
Sign at Briary Lane Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	View from Briary Lane Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	Continuing Southwards Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	Continuing Southwards Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	Junction with Royston 14 BW Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023
Continuing Southwestwards Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	Continuing Southwestwards Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	Continuing Westwards Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	View from road in Therfield Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023	Sign at road in Therfield Photo: Nicki Harris, 8 Oct 2023
The southern-most part of Therfield 12 forms part of the ancient "Thieves' Way". It is a policy aim to re-establish a way approximating to the old route, to be known as the Eve Way.
As part of the British Horse Society's work to record paths before Path Extinguishment Day, it was spotted that historical evidence showed a continuous route as an old road, so an application was made in 2017 to record the route as a restricted byway.

Legal History
1 Nov 1953: Royston 13 was recorded as a bridleway on the original definitive map and statement. DM sheets DM4-6 (Herts 4 NE), DM4-8 (Herts 4 SE).
31 Dec 1977: Royston 13 was shown as a bridleway on the special review draft map and statement. DM sheet SR-4 (TL34SE), SR-7 (TL34NW) and SR-8 (TL33NE).
13 Jan 2017: Application for restricted byway status. HCC reference NH/292.
Definitive Statement (4 Dec 2015)
Path: [Therfield] 12. Status: Bridleway. Definitive Map sheet: 7
Commences from end of county road S of "The Park" thence E for approx 300 yards thence generally NE to join BR13 (Royston) at parish boundary.
Path: [Royston] 13. Status: Bridleway. Definitive Map sheets: 7 and 8
Commences from S end of Briary Lane thence generally S, for approx. 785 yards past Wicker Hall and BR14 thence W to parish boundary thence SW along same and into Therfield.