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[Travel] Interesting maps
- Thread starter Giraffe
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- Jul 7, 2003
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AmexRuislip
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This is an interesting site.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
For all those of you who go walking around the countryside - I suspect that you use (or used) Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps. Have you ever thought where they get their green dashed lines for footpaths and bridleways from?
They derive from the definitive maps of public paths held by each local highway authority (county councils or unitary authorities mainly). The first ones were drawn up in the early 1950s following the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. Some have been redone since - but some highway authorities still have the same paper maps as they did 70 years ago.
This is the first definitive map for Westmorland (1953) - showing the area around Elterwater. Roads in red, Footpaths in Purple, Bridleways in Green and RUPPS [Roads Used as Public Paths] in Green Dashes.
Red dashed line is the parish boundary.
I bet some of you have walked some of these paths.
And here's a little known and little used area of 'Lancashire North of the Sands'
They derive from the definitive maps of public paths held by each local highway authority (county councils or unitary authorities mainly). The first ones were drawn up in the early 1950s following the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. Some have been redone since - but some highway authorities still have the same paper maps as they did 70 years ago.
This is the first definitive map for Westmorland (1953) - showing the area around Elterwater. Roads in red, Footpaths in Purple, Bridleways in Green and RUPPS [Roads Used as Public Paths] in Green Dashes.
Red dashed line is the parish boundary.
I bet some of you have walked some of these paths.
And here's a little known and little used area of 'Lancashire North of the Sands'
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
Here’s Every Open Toilet In London On One Map
You know how the saying goes, when you gotta go, you gotta go. These are all the open toilets
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thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
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No Birmingham?
I'm afraid I simply couldn't resist adding an open toilet to the map.Here’s Every Open Toilet In London On One Map
You know how the saying goes, when you gotta go, you gotta go. These are all the open toilets
BrightonCottager
Well-known member
Excellent post. This is the link to B&H's online version of the definitive map. I am on the Local Access Forum which advises the Council on keeping these public rights of way open, improving them and identifying 'missing' (old routes that aren't officially designated, like the ones in Benfield Valley) & new rights of way and Open Access land. We are guided by the Rights of Way Improvement Plan.
Good stuff.
I used to be the Secretariat for our LAF - but not for long as a colleague took it on, but I still attend the odd meeting in an official capacity. One of the main parts of my work is dealing with arguments about missing routes (or routes that exist but are being challenged).
I've a feeling that the map of 'Countries with the most nutters' will be remarkably similar.
Fignon's Ponytail
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I had to show my wife this, when she suggested that we could "just drive up to the Great Barrier Reef" from Tamworth when we visit for a few days in January.
"Just the 2000 km, dear? Yeah, no problem..."
Geography isnt her strong point.
2000 km? I take it you're visiting New South Wales in January then - otherwise your geography isn't much better than her's!I had to show my wife this, when she suggested that we could "just drive up to the Great Barrier Reef" from Tamworth when we visit for a few days in January.
"Just the 2000 km, dear? Yeah, no problem..."
Geography isnt her strong point.
Fignon's Ponytail
Well-known member
Yes, we are going to Tamworth, NSW, to visit our son....2k from Cairns
If you'd only written the name of the place you're going to in your original post all of this confusion could have been avoided.
North of Robertsbridge
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I worked with folks who regarded anyone from North of Roberstbridge as a Northerner, which is where my username comes from
