Public Rights of Way in Calderdale, UK

Public footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways, and byways open to all traffic (BOATs) in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, UK. The data is derived from the West Yorkshire Modified Definitive Map with a relevant date of 30 April 1985 and later modifications, using Ordnance Survey base mapping at a scale of 1:10560. Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council provides this data for information and navigation purposes only.

Use Cases

• Plan recreational walking or cycling routes based on public footpaths and bridleways.
• Assess local transportation network completeness based on public rights of way.
• Create approximate maps for navigation using the described geospatial data.
• Identify potential gaps in public access routes based on the Definitive Map interpretation.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the authoritative Definitive Map system.
• Specifies a base mapping scale of 1:10560 for positional context.
• Includes multiple types of rights of way: footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways, and BOATs.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is an interpretation only and should not be relied upon for legal purposes; positional accuracy is approximate.

Provenance

Source

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council / Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Captured from the Definitive Map using Ordnance Survey base mapping.

Time Range

Derived from map with relevant date 30 April 1985; subsequent modifications may not be included.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-02-21 15:03:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, UK.