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Status report
This page will detail footpath problems that are reported to me. A 'footpath problem' is not a problem until
it has been reported to the County Council (see the footpaths & access page again). Then, and only then, please report it to me for inclusion in this report. I will be very interested in the response, especially if they say that it is fixed.
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Fixed footpath problems
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- Reported on 10th March, 2002: broken stile at SP 613545, near Farthingstone. Still a problem on 25th August - landowner given 28 days. Fixed by 2nd November.
- Reported on 10th March, 2002: locked gate at SP 624517, near Maidford. Stile installed by 21st August.
- Reported on 22nd July, 2002: locked gate without stile between Great & Little Houghton at SP 797592. Stile installed by 22nd September.
- Reported on 22nd July, 2002: locked gate without stile between Great & Little Houghton at SP 800595. Stile installed by 22nd September.
- Reported on 27th August, 2002: a missing signpost on the B526 1 mile NW of Hackleton for the northbound path from SP 798556. Fixed by 7th December.
- Reported on 23rd January, 2003: The bridleway from SP 821453 to SP815450 and the footpath that crosses it, south of Hanslope, are still deep ploughed.
Fixed by 10th May
- Reported on 30th June, 2003: no path through rape between SP697256 & SP698259, near Steeple Claydon. Fixed by 13th
July 2003.
- Reported on 8th November 2004: an unusable headland coming into Church Stowe at SP647568.
Map. Fixed by 26th November 2004.
- Reported on 21st March 2005 to Northamptonshire: Map
1. A broken bridge and stile at SP539679, between Braunston and Barby. Fixed by 10th April.
- Reported on 23rd January, 2003 to Milton Keynes: There is no stile at
SP 808457,
south of Hanslope, just an increasingly wobbly fence. I first reported this in 1996! Still not fixed in
May 2003. Eventually found fixed on 12th July 2005.
- Reported on 5th November, 2002: a missing footpath that should cross the stream at
SP 612554
near Farthingstone. A diversion with new bridge has been proposed, which avoids going through a
private garden. Reported fixed on 11th August 2007.
- Reported on 28th July 2003: Paths from Potcote Farm
SP 662517
past Field Burcote Farm to
SP 668506
are totally neglected. Found passable on 11th August 2007.
- Reported on 26th June 2008: A broken, and frankly dangerous, stile just south of Nobottle at SP673629. Coloured red
in attached map fragment. Response on 4th July 2008:
I went out to site yesterday and found the stile that you described, which I can now inform you has been repaired.
Nick Wedgbrow.
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Action expected
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- Reported on 30th June, 2003: a missing stile at SP695251 near Steeple Claydon.
- Reported on 28th July 2003: No sign (or waymark) from the road at Duncote Farm
SP 672508.
- Reported on 28th July 2003: No sign (or waymark) from the road near Littleworth at
SP 670505.
- Reported on 8th November 2004: no headland going west from the A5 at SP652568.
Map. Reported as being reinstated on 26th November 2004.
- Reported on 8th November 2004: no path, even though the crop is now growing, east from the
footbridge at SP697567, and no waymarking.
No path where this continues over the road at SP704567.
Map.
- Reported on 21st March 2005 to Northamptonshire: Map
2. A missing bridge at SP519696 on the path west from the old railway and the Oxford Canal, south of Onley.
- Reported on 23rd March 2005 to Oxfordshire: Several fences to climb
Map
1. Three east of Upper Wardington on the path to Thorpe Mandeville at SP503457, SP505457 & SP507456
2. One in the bog at Coton Farm, north of Chacombe, on the path to Wardington (not the Jurassic Way) at SP490445 and one just north of it.
- Reported on 4th July 2005 by Richard Smith to Northamptonshire: a total blockage of the byway to
Faxton at SP772757, close to Shortwood House, by hay bales.
Map.
- Reported on 12th July 2005 to Northamptonshire: problems in the Tiffield / Astcote area:-
2. The section of the Eastcote to Flitton Hills Farm path from SP685535 to SP685531
is unusable, because the headland is completely overgrown. This is exacerbated by the rape, but I
could not even find the entrance at the south end.
3. The stile at the dismantled railway at Tiffield, SP697519, is rather precarious. It is a long
way down from it, and you are expected to balance on the end of a stump.
Map for all three.
- Reported on 14th July 2005 to Northamptonshire: problems in the Moreton Pinkney area:-
1. Only half a stile at SP574494 where the footpath from Eydon enters the Moreton Pinkney housing.
There is also a lack of waymarking here just where it is most needed.
Map.
2. A deficient stile at SP559472 where the path to Sulgrave leaves Banbury Lane.
Map.
- Reported on 31st July 2006 to Northamptonshire by Richard Smith:-
At 631537, on the road near Tivy Farm, Litchborough, two missing signposts.
At 635523, on the footpath near Seawell Valley House, a succession of broken, dangerous and
overgrown stiles on the footpath between Litchborough and Foxley Mill.
At 635535, on the Knightley Way south of Litchborough, no path through the crop.
At 719556, on the road between Gayton and Gayton Marina, signpost for the footpath to
Rothersthorpe not visible from the road.
- Reported on 10th October 2006 to Northamptonshire: problems in the Hollowell area:-
Map for all five
A. SP 699727. On the path from Cottesbrooke to the Welford Road. The gate onto the Welford Road
has been thoroughly bolted and pinned so that it cannot be opened.
B & C. SP 689719. No finger post at either end of the path through Hollowell.
D. SP 687721. No finger post at the steps for the path from Hollowell to the crossroads.
E. SP 687720. A temporary barrier has been stretched across the path from Hollowell to the crossroads.
- Reported on 25th October 2006 to Northamptonshire by Vanessa Crooks:-
Map for all three
Whilst reconnoitering a walk for the Ramblers' Association on the footpath from the north side of
Pitsford Water across the fields to Brixworth, I encountered two stiles in a bad condition and one
completely missing.
The damaged stiles are at grid reference SP769703 and SP767704. The missing stile is at SP 765705.
- Reported on 9th November 2006 to Milton Keynes District:-
No path through the growing crop near Olney at SP903477, nor at its continuation through SP905480.
- Reported on 10th August 2007 to Northamptonshire:-
At SP755436, on the path towards Moor End. Map No stile.
Two old gates fixed across the path.
- Reported on 10th August 2007 to Northamptonshire:-
At SP754460, on the path south-west from Grafton Regis. Map
A. The route through the hedge at point A is blocked by a trailer.
B&C. The fields between Grafton Regis and this point have now been harvested, but the first field (B) had
obviously been inadequately cleared if at all, and the second field (C) not cleared.
D. There are two stiles just past the bungalow at point D (SP754459): the first one has rusty nails sticking
out of it, and the second has barbed wire across it.
E. The gate at point E (SP754455), where the path from Grafton Regis joins the bridleway, does not open.
- Reported on 26th June 2008 to Northamptonshire:-
The following footpath problems were encountered about a fortnight ago while I was planning a walk for 13th
December. The numbers 1-4 refer to the attached map fragment.
1. No path through the crop on the path leaving the Kislingbury-Gayton road at SP705554.
2. Temporary electric fence with no way through (other than crawling underneath) across the next field south, at
SP703552.
3. Path diverted around the edge of the field NE of Gayton Church, at SP707550. Headland not well cleared in any
case.
4. Broken stile at the end of this field at SP708551.
5. No footpath from Northampton Arm Lock 10 towards Rothersthorpe, at SP725568
Map.
Acknowledgement on 3rd July: Thank you for your recent email that has been forwarded to our office. Your email has
been passed to Katie Brown, who will investigate and respond to you direct, within 28 days, regarding these matters.
Reply on 15th July:
1. The relevant landowner has been contacted and asked to re-instate the footpath through the crop that leaves the
Kislingbury to Gayton road at SP705554 within 14 days.
2. The temporary electric fence across the next field at SP703552 will also be removed within 14 days.
Also, for your information, the 7.5metre footbridge across the watercourse between these two fields will be
replaced by our contractors as soon as possible.
3. The relevant landowner has been contacted and asked to re-instate the footpath that runs NE of Gayton Church
through the crops at SP707550 within 14 days.
4. The landowner will also repair the broken stile at the end of this field at SP708551
5. The footpath from Northampton Arm Lock 10 at SP725568 has been cleared to ensure that walkers can now use the
footpath.
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Inaction
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- Reported on 28th February, 2003: a very wobbly stile north of Hill Farm and Hill Farm Cottages, at
SP 737289,
west of Addington. Not fixed on 13th July 2003.
- Reported on 2nd April 2004: No footpath across field at
Rookery Farm, Preston Deanery,
and no style at Rookery Farm Cottage. The sewage plant track is the accepted, but unofficial,
diversion.
- Reported on 12th July 2005 to Northamptonshire: problems in the Tiffield / Astcote area:-
No sign of the path to Sans's Farm, west from SP673536. Still no path on 25th July 2007.
Map
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