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Management and maintenance

Footpaths, bridleways and byways are said in law to have been ‘dedicated’ to the use of the public by the owner of the land they cross. Very few have been formally dedicated, most being ‘presumed dedicated’ because the public have used them uninterruptedly for at least 20 years. As most rights of way are ‘maintainable...

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