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Historical British footpaths do actually have legal protections. Rights of way[0] belong to the people and are public property. Here's a Tom Scott talking about
by jedimastert 6y ago
Historical British footpaths do actually have legal protections. Rights of way[0] belong to the people and are public property. Here's a Tom Scott talking about it (kinda)[1]
[0]: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rights_of_way_in_England_and_Wales https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rights_of_way_in_England_and_Wal...
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dYc0Ouxhx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dYc0Ouxhx0
- Reason077 6y agoRights of way are legally protected, but are not necessarily public property. Footpaths and bridleways often cross privately owned land, especially in rural areas.
- ascorbic 6y agoThe UK foreshore is owned by the Crown, except for some cases where it has been sold off. These are the minority though. If anyone else owns this it's likely to be the Ministry of Defence.
- robin_reala 6y agoMy last house came with two separate titles: one for the house and grounds, and one for just the footpath that lead up to and past it. I had literal nightmares when selling it that one the day of exchange the buyer would refuse to take the footpath title, leading to me being in a different country but legally having to maintain the passability of a footpath back in the UK.
- supernova87a 6y agoI would guess this particular path into the sea doesn't need a lot of legalese about it.