Public Rights Of Way in Wigan Metropolitan Borough

2026-03-24 is the last update for this dataset from the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. It describes public rights of way, including footpaths and bridleways, as defined by the local authority. The dataset is accessible via multiple geospatial service formats.

Use Cases

• Map footpaths and bridleways for public navigation and recreation planning using the 'Footpaths' and 'Bridleway' tags.
• Analyze the network of public rights of way (PROW) for infrastructure maintenance and legal compliance.
• Integrate rights of way data with other geographic datasets using the provided OGC WFS or ArcGIS REST API services.

Strengths

• Maintained by a local government authority (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council).
• Last updated on 2026-03-24, indicating planned future maintenance.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (OGC WFS, OGC WMS, ArcGIS REST API).

Limitations

• No information on the number of records, geographic extent, or specific attributes (columns) is provided.
• The description is minimal ('Public Rights Of Way'), offering no detail on data completeness or accuracy.
• The future update date (2026) suggests the current data may not be the most recent version.

Provenance

Source

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

Wigan Metropolitan Borough, United Kingdom (implied by author organization)