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

Greater Manchester

Lancashire

Merseyside

South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

West Yorkshire

Cheshire

Halton Borough Council (Unitary Authority)

www3.halton.gov.uk/content/transportandstreets/walking/

Warrington Borough Council (Unitary Authority)

http://www.warrington.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_green_spaces/public_rights_of_way/

Cheshire East Council

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/public_rights_of_way.aspx

Cheshire West & Chester Council

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/sport_and_leisure/countryside/rights_of_way.aspx

The above have replaced the former Cheshire County Council and Borough Councils listed below.
Chester City Council

Congleton Borough Council
Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council
Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council
Macclesfield Borough Council
Vale Royal Borough Council

Derbyshire

Derby City Council (Unitary Authority)
www.derby.gov.uk/transport-and-street/walking/

Derbyshire County Council

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/Access/rights_of_way/default.asp

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

 

Map showing Council Rights of Way Officers by Parish:

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/images/PRoW_Officer_Areas_tcm44-21455.pdf

Derbyshire Rights of Way Charter

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/images/Rights%20of%20Way%20Charter_tcm44-175226.pdf

 

Greater Manchester 

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.bolton.gov.uk/website/Pages/PublicRightsofWaygeneralinformation.aspx

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2178

Manchester City Council
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1568

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.oldham.gov.uk/transport_streets_1/roads_highways_pavements/rights_of_way.htm

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/transport_and_streets/walking_and_cycling/rights_of_way_-_information_an.aspx

Salford City Council
www.salford.gov.uk/rightsofway

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

http://www.stockport.gov.uk/services/transport/gettingaround/walkinginstockport/publicrightsofway

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
www.tameside.gov.uk/tmbc8/traffic/rightsofway.htm

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.trafford.gov.uk/transportandstreets/roadshighwaysandpavements/rightsofway/

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/GettingAbout/PublicRightsOfWay/PROW.htm

Lancashire

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (Unitary Authority)
www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.287

Blackpool Council (Unitary Authority)
http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/services/m-r/publicrightsofway/home.htm

Lancashire County Council
www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/atoz/a_to_z/dirServices.asp?u_
id=849&strKeyword=rights%20of%20way

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

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/residents/roads-and-transport/transport-planning/public-rights-of-way.aspx

Liverpool City Council
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/parking-travel-and-roads/public-rights-of-way/

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/lgnl.htm?id=613

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.sefton.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=3048

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/my-services/transport-and-streets/walking-and-cycling/public-rights-way

South Yorkshire

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/public-rights-of-way-general-information

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Leisure_and_Culture/Outdoor_Life/Public_Rights_of_Way/Home_-_Rights_of_Way.asp

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/info/613/rights_of_way-information_and_advice

Sheffield City Council
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/travel/walking/prow

(Including Sheffield City Council Adopt-a-Path scheme)

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/travel/walking/prow/adopt-a-path - details of a scheme for volunteers who walk the same paths regularly to submit reports on any problems encountered whilst walking their paths.

Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Unitary Authority)
http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/content/transport-and-streets/streets/alleys-folder/public-rights-of-way.en

Staffordshire County Council
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/eLand/RightsofWay/home.aspx

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

Bradford Metropolitan District Council
http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/contact_us/contact_us_by_telephone/rights_of_way_contact_details

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/transport/rights-of-way/index.html

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
www.kirklees.gov.uk/answers/rightsofway/public-right.shtml

Leeds City Council
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Transport and_streets/Walking_and_cycling/Rights_of_way__information_and_advice.aspx

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/Footpaths/default.htm

 

On-line Mapping Sites for Rights of Way

Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West & Chester Council (joint page)

http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/cheshirecc.interactivemapping.web.internet/Default.aspx  (then scroll down & click on 'Public Rights of Way' in the list of layers)

Derbyshire County Council

http://derbyshiremaps.derbyshire.gov.uk/launch_portal.asp?

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://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/f1150tamesidemaps.asp?theme=Rights%20of%20Way&easting=394425&northing=399290&zoom=1000# (will show ROW with name and number)

Wigan Council

http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/GettingAbout/PublicRightsOfWay/PublicRightsofWayMap.htm

(Click on map to increase scale)

Open Access

http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/S4/html/regional/2/r2.htm (Choose region then map type Draft or Conclusive)

 

On-line Maps Adjacent to Our Area

Flintshire

https://stratus.pbinsight.eu/flintshire/?locale=en&mapcfg=publicrightsofway

If you know of any other similar on-line maps for other councils please contact us