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Definitive Statement of Public Rights of Way Parish: Leigh Route Number Status Description Length in Other Particulars meters 01 Footpath Smallbrook Lane to Borough Boundary. Starts on the N. side of Smallbrook 435 Lane about 75 yds. E. of the Baptist Church and proceeds up the side of new property between wooden fences in a No. direction. Continues northwards at the back of this property running on the W. side of hedge as cart track to sites of Pendlebury Fold and Snapes Farm. Stone centre post stile at F.G. here. Crosses farmyard and then proceeds N. again between hedges as cart track for 75 yds. Thence along W. side of hedge as F.P. only, becoming sparse and more Post and Wire fence. F.P. dips sharply to new F.B. over brook and Borough Boundary. 01A Footpath Smallbrook Reservoir to Smallbrook Lane 225 01B Footpath Smallbrook Railway Subway to Smallbrook Lane 43 01C Footpath Carr Common to Corner Lane 113 02 Footpath Starts on S. side of Smallbrook Lane at gap in iron fencing opposite No.147 134 Smallbrook Lane and proceeds in a S. Direction on E. side of hedges and over flag F.B. to F.P. 3. 03 Footpath Starts from junction with F.P's. 25 and 12 along E.side of Westleigh Brook to 511 junction with footpath to Westleigh Lane. From thence under Railway and through bottoms Recreation Ground to flag F.B. over Small Brook. 04 Footpath Footpath commencing at its junction with Public Footpath Nos. 2 & 3 Leigh in a 337 generally south, south westerly direction for a distance of approximately 173 metres across the distmantled railway and then following the line of the distmantled railway, continues in an easterly direction for a further 165 metres to join Public Footpath No. 5 Leigh 05 Footpath Footpath from Mineral Railway to Borough Boundary. Starts at Mineral Railway 413 crossing and proceeds in a N.E. direction along the W. side of Mineral Railway, through K.G. and under railway by 6'0" wide subway, then alongside railway between P. and B. fences 6'0" apart to K.G. Thence in a N.E. direction again on S.E. side of hedges, to hedges forming boundary with Atherton. 06 Footpath Continuation of F.P. 9 on N. side of post and rail fence through stile and up to 185 Mineral Railway where it joins with footpaths 4, 5 & 7. Relevant Date: 24-October-2008 Definitive Statement of Public Rights of Way Parish: Leigh Route Number Status Description Length in Other Particulars meters 07 Footpath Car track to Pickley Green. Starts at Mineral Railway Crossing at junction with 270 F.Paths 4, 5 and 6 on the W. side of the Mineral Railway in a S. direction to junction with footpath 12. 08 Footpath Alongside boundary with Atherton (From F.P.5). Runs along the W. side of 626 hedges in a S. direction to stile, and F.G. (Broken) and under Railway, then inan E. direction for 40 yds. and finally in a S. direction on the W. side of hedges and ditches to S.S. Continues for 300 yds before entering Atherton, at junction with F.P.9. 09 Footpath Starts at Borough Boundary and runs in a N.W. direction on the E. side of 362 Hedges and barbed wire fence, through hedges at stile and barrier into cart track. Continues in a N.W. direction along the W. side of hedges and barbed wire fence to stile and F.G. 10 Footpath deleted 1 11 Footpath Starts on the W. side of footpath No. 3 and proceeds in a N.W. direction over 212 brook and exits into Westleigh Lane opposite "Gabgate". 12 Footpath Starts on the E. side of footpath No. 25 and proceeds along field untill it meets 162 cart track (F.P.7) N. of Chadwick's Farm. 13 Footpath Footpath to Smallbrook Lane. Starts from Park Lane where it bears right into 960 Abbey Lane and runs in a N.W. direction over Colliery Spoil Heap, through two fields and along E. side of ditch to K.G's. over railway. Then on E. side of hedges to S.S. in fence: continues alongside hedges and exits into Smallbrook Lane through S.W. on W. side of N.2 Smallbrook Lane. 14 Footpath Footpath commencing on Abbey Lane follows Abbey Lane for a short distance 237 of approximately 27 metres in a south westerly direction then turns off Abbey Lane in a generally west, south westerly direction for a distance of approximately 110 metres, crosses over Public Footpath no. 13 Leigh at Grid Reference SD 6446 0231 and continues south westerly for a further distance of approximately 100 metres to finish at Grid Reference SD 6437 0226 14A Footpath The footpath extends from Hindley U.D.C. boundary near Hindley Green 232 Quarries and extends 18 yds. in a N.W. direction and thence in a N.E. direction for a distance of approximately 260 yds. to its junction with footpath 13. Relevant Date: 24-October-2008 Definitive Statement of Public Rights of Way Parish: Leigh Route Number Status Description Length in Other Particulars meters 15 Footpath Footpath commencing from its junction with Public Footpaths Nos. 13 & 18 127 Leigh in a North Easterly direction for a distance of approximately 68 metres to Abbey Lane, footpath then continues along Abbey Lane in a north easterly direction for a further 53 metres to exit at its junction with Public Footpath no. 14 Leigh 16 Footpath Footpath commencing at its junction with Public Footpath no. 18 in a South 183 Westerly direction for a distance of 173 metres to finish at Grid Reference SD 6437 0212 17 Footpath Footpath from Nel Pan Lane to Park Lane, starts on the N. side of Nel Pan 346 Lane and proceeds roughly N.E. between hedge and ditch behind Tamer Housing Site. Meets a stream, stepping stones about 10'0" down stream. Then proceeds along open fields past south side of old quarry to join Park Lane. Latter portion overgrown. 18 Footpath Footpath commencing at Nel Pan lane in a generally north, north westerly 511 direction for a distance of approximately 410 metres to then continue south westerly for a short section of 28 metres before turning north westerly to continue for a distance of approximately 63 metres and then north easterly for a further 14 metres to finish at its junction with Public Footpath Nos. 13 & 15 Leigh 19 Footpath Footpath commencing at its junction with Public Footpath no. 18 Leigh in a 143 generally east, north easterly direction for a distance of approximately 67 metres along Delph Grove and turns south easterly for a further 19 metres along Abbey Lane to join Public Footpath No. 20 at Abbington Way 20 Footpath Footpath commencing at its junction with Public Footpath No. 19 Leigh in a 95 north/north easterly direction along Abbington Way for a distance of 65 metres and then continues easterly for a further 24 metres to join Public Footpath No. 22 Leigh 21 Footpath Footpath commencing from Nel Pan Lane adjacent to house no. 66 in a 346 northerly direction along the side of houses for 17 metres then in a westerly direction along the backs of houses for 14 metres before continuing in a generally north westerly direction following the line of Westleigh Brook for a distance of approximately 319 metres to join with Public Footpath No. 22 Leigh 22 Footpath Footpath commencing at its junction with Public Footpath no. 21 Leigh in a 161 generally north/north easterly direction following the line of Westleigh Brook for a distance of approximately 170 metres to finish at its junction with Public Footpath no. 23 Leigh Relevant Date: 24-October-2008 Definitive Statement of Public Rights of Way Parish: Leigh Route Number Status Description Length in Other Particulars meters 23 Footpath Starts on N. side of Mineral Railway near Park Cottages and proceeds in N.E. 248 direction, entering Westleigh Lane at Parsonage Bridge. 25 Footpath Starts in Westleigh Lane and follows closely round W. boundary wall of St. 229 Paul's Vicarage in a N. direction along the E. side of Westleigh Brook to jct. with footpath from Chadwick's Farm. 26 Footpath Footpath commencing at its junction with Public Footpath no. 27 Leigh (Pickley 210 Green) in a generally north/north westerly direction for a distance of approximately 132 metres, crosses Ambrose Avenue and continues in an easterly then generally northerly direction along Ambrose Avenue then Palmer Grove for a further 84 metres to join Public Footpaths Nos. 7 & 12 Leigh 27 Footpath Footpath commencing east of Pickley Green in a generally south westerly 228 direction for a distance of approximately 230 metres along Pickley Green to exit onto Westleigh Lane opposite Westleigh High School 28 Footpath deleted 1 29 Footpath deleted 1 30 Footpath Footpath commencing at Coal Pit Lane in a north, north westerly direction for a 278 distance of 23 metres, at a width of 1.8 metres and then following Sovereign Fold Road in a generally north westerly direction for a distance of approximately 122 metres to passageway next to the south boundary of house Nos. 15 & 17. Footpath then turns and continues in a northerly direction along passageway to Crombouke Drive for a distance of approximately 56 metres before continuing north westerly along Crombouke Drive for a further 73 metres to exit onto Pickley Green at its junction with Public Footpath No. 27 Leigh 31 Footpath Footpath to Willow Crescent.