Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.

Much Hadham 60 restricted byway starts from Bucklers Hall Road (public road) and runs generally eastwards and southeastwards to a junction with Much Hadham 41 restricted byway and Much Hadham 46 byway. Much Hadham 46 byway continues generally southeastwards then southwestwards to end on the public road. We need a volunteer to photograph this route for this year's Access and Riding Rights of Way Survey. It's easy - just take photographs (safely) when you use the path. Find out more!

As part of the British Horse Society's work to record paths before Path Extinguishment Day, it was spotted that Much Hadham 46 Byway ended at a junction with Much Hadham 41 and did not reach the road. The historical evidence showed a continuous vehicular route, so an application was made in 2013 to record the gap to link to the road. The County Council agreed with the application and an order was made in 2016 and confirmed by the secretary of state in 2017. This is a good example of a path that could have been extinguished by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 if an application had not been made in time.

Legal History 13 Mar 2013: Application for the route now shown as Much Hadham 60 to be recorded as a restricted byway. HCC reference EH/422. 1 Apr 2016: The Hertfordshire County Council (Much Hadham 41 and 60) Modification Order 2016 (confirmed 23 May 2017) added Much Hadham 60 to the definitive map and statement as a restricted byway. Planning Inspectorate reference FPS/M1900/7/85.

Definitive Statement (16 Feb 2016) Path: [Much Hadham] 46.  Status: Byway Open to All Traffic.  Definitive Map sheet: 47 Commences at junction with county road NW of Old Park thence NE and NW along Brook Lane to junction with Much Hadham FP/RB41 and Much Hadham 60 RB at TL 4436 1767. Path: [Much Hadham] 60.  Status: Restricted Byway.  Definitive Map sheet: 47 Commences from a junction with Bucklers Hall Road (public road) at TL 4418 1774 in an E and SE direction on the S side of Bucklers Hall Farm buildings for approx 210m to a junction with Much Hadham FP/RB 41 and Much Hadham BOAT 46 at TL 4436 1767. Width: 5m to 17m between TL 4418 1774 and TL 4436 1767 as shown shaded grey on the Hertfordshire County Council (Much Hadham 41 and 60) Modification Order. Limitations: None The year (2016) was omitted from the reference to the order, and should be added for clarity.

© 2024 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: EC736. HCC reference: EH/422.