Public rights of way: an overview

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This Business Guide gives a general overview of public rights of way (“PRoW”).

There are other Business Guides available which address specific PRoW topics, as follows:

Public rights of way: new rights arising through long use in England (Business Guide 401E);

Public rights of way: new rights of way arising through long use in Wales (Business Guide 401W);

Public rights of way: the law on unrecorded historic rights of way (Business Guide 402);

Public rights of way: diverting, downgrading and extinguishing (Business Guide 403);

Public rights of way: creation orders and agreements (Business Guide 405);

Public rights of way: stiles, gates and cattle grids explained (Business Guide 406); and

Public rights of way: how livestock farmers can reduce risks (Business Guide 407).

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