Highway authorities
In the area of Northern England covered by the Peak and Northern Footpath
Society, Highway Authorities within certain Councils have responsibility
for managing public rights of way in each of their areas. You can find
contact details for each of the authorities by following the links shown,
which will take you to the Public Rights of Way page contained in each
authorities website:
For High Authority on-line mapping sites for rights of way (where known) click here
Cheshire
Derbyshire
Merseyside
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
West
Yorkshire
Cheshire
Halton Borough Council (Unitary Authority)
Chester City Council
Congleton Borough Council
Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council
Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council
Macclesfield Borough Council
Vale Royal Borough Council
Derbyshire
The County Council also covers the following local council areas:
Amber Valley Borough Council
Bolsover District Council
Chesterfield Borough Council
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Erewash Borough Council
High Peak Borough Council
North East Derbyshire District Council
South Derbyshire District Council
Greater Manchester
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.stockport.gov.uk/content/transportstreets/greentravel/walking/publicrightsofway/
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Lancashire
Blackpool Council (Unitary Authority)
http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/ (home
page - no specific PROW page)
The County Council also covers the following local council areas:
Burnley Borough Council
Chorley Borough Council
Fylde Borough Council
Hyndburn Borough Council
Lancaster City Council
Pendle Borough Council
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Preston City Council
Rossendale Metropolitan Borough Council
South Ribble Borough Council
West Lancashire District Council
Wyre Borough Council
Merseyside
South Yorkshire
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Staffordshire
The County Council also covers the following local council areas:
Cannock Chase Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Lichfield City Council
Lichfield District Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
South Staffordshire District Council
Stafford Borough Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Tamworth Borough Council
West Yorkshire
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
On-line Mapping Sites for Rights of Way
Cheshire County Council
http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/countryside/Prow/ProwAdditionalDetails/definitive_map.htm (then click on 'Online Mapping' link in the second paragraph)
Derbyshire County Council
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/Access_recreation/rights_of_way/ (then scroll down to the 'Derbyshire Maps' link)
Lancashire County Council
http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/ (then click on 'Open MARIO Viewer)
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
http://gis.bradford.gov.uk/row/framepage.cfm (you may be asked to download plug-in to view map). Hover over ROW to display type, name and number.
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/siteinfo/online-services/maps/termsandconditions.jsp (accept Terms & Conditions, select Rights of Way on Map Layer Selector, then click on Show Map)
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
http://roam.rotherham.gov.uk/planaccess2/planaccess.asp (then select Public Footpaths, Bridleways & Byways from the list of Themes)
Thameside Metropolitan Borough Council
http://webgis2.tameside.gov.uk/planaccess/planaccessX.asp?AsPostCode=OL6%206DL (will show ROW with name and number)
Open Access
http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/S4/html/regional/2/r2.htm (Choose region then map type Draft or Conclusive)
If you know of any other similar on-line maps for other councils please contact us