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This page relates to the route recorded as Hexton 5 Footpath and Shillington 57 Footpath. This route joins Barton-le-Clay 23 Bridleway at the parish boundary, and so it is possible that this route is under-recorded. We need a volunteer to photograph this route for the Access and Riding Rights of Way Survey. It's easy - just take photographs (safely) when you walk the path. Find out more!

Legal History 1837: Hexton 5 was shown on the Hexton tithe map labelled 'footway'. 1938: The route is shown as a footpath (unnumbered) (red dots) on the Hertfordshire County Council ROW survey. Map Hitchin Rural West 3 (Herts 6 SW). 1 Nov 1953: Hexton 5 was recorded as a footpath on the original definitive map and statement. DM sheet DM4-13 (Herts 6 SW). 31 Dec 1977: Hexton 5 was shown as a footpath on the special review draft map and statement. DM sheet SR-10 (TL13SW). 1 Apr 1984: The parish of Higham Gobion was abolished and incorporated into Shillington. It looks like Higham Gobion 5 has become Shillington 57. Central Bedfordshire Definitive Statement Path: [Shillington] 57.  Recorded Status: Footpath. From: Henton in Hertfordshire it runs for some 400 yards inside Bedfordshire Boundary. To: Barton in the Clay The path is a footpath. It starts from footbridge on Bedfordshire-Hertfordshire boundary and heads due west for some 400 yards. It is not paved. District: Ampthill Urban and Rural Districts Could usefully cite junctions with Hexton 5 and Barton-le-Clay 23.

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