oxonpaths@gmail.com
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