Avon Mill Bridalway

It seems strange to find a Planning Application dating from 1778; it is interesting to note that there actually was a legal process in place to divert a public right of way and create a new bridleway in the 'olden days'.

Documents and sketch maps from 1778 show that the original route from the Avon Mill to Sutton Lane took a zig-zag route across the fields and the old allotments. The straight-line bridleway was only created in that year, as a '17ft wide new road'.

The 'old' route still exists today as a Public Right of Way / footpath.