Searching for a place in the Definitive Map of Oxfordshire

The Definitive Map of Oxfordshire shows the location of Oxfordshire's Public Rights of Way.
It also indicates whether the public right of way is a footpath, a bridleway, a restricted byway or a byway.

If you want to have an up-to-date map of the routes of public rights of way, go to the Council's online map

Back in 2006, the Council provided its Definitive Map on 142 sheets, each sheet containing a 1:10000 map.
Although paper copies of these sheets are available in local libraries for inspection,
the Countryside Service of Oxfordshire County Council has also made each sheet available online in a PDF file.

Here are three methods for getting the sheet that is appropriate to a particular place.

Method 1: First go to this map of Oxfordshire. That link downloads a PDF file showing a map of Oxfordshire.
Overlayed onto this map is a grid of squares, one square for each of the 142 sheets.
If you click on a square, your browser will get the PDF file for that sheet.
You may find that to be your easiest method for finding the appropriate sheet.

Method 2: Here is a link to a much simpler map. It can also be used to access these PDF files. You may find it useful.

Method 3: That map is a bit geeky! You can use the following form if you wish to find the sheet that is appropriate for a particular place.
Type into the box below the name of the place (e.g. Upper Heyford), a postcode (e.g. OX25 5LB)
or a grid reference (SP498261, SP49832613 or SP4983526135). Then click the search for place button.
If you type in the name of a place, you don't have to type in all of the name and the searching doesn't worry about capital letters.
So, for example, you could use heyf and it would find any place that has heyf as part of its name.
Only places that are in/near Oxfordshire will be found.

Here's a link to the Council's web page for public rights of way.

Barry Cornelius
oxonpaths@gmail.com
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