Parish Rights of Way ….
There are many paths, both ‘lost’ over time or used every day, that are unrecorded by the County Council, and are not legal ‘rights of way’
Pre-1949 unrecorded paths were due to be ‘extinguished’ in 2026 by legislation in the Crow Act (2000).
The cut-off in this part of the Act was recently abandoned but has now been replaced by a 2031 cut-off.
Provision for claiming the many unrecorded paths as rights of way will remain.
How to claim an unrecorded right of way
The link to the maps below show current rights of way (in bold colours) for all 42 ‘parish’ categories defined by the County Council in the north-east of the county (Bolsover, Chesterfield, & NE Derbyshire).
Area* | Ordnance Survey |
Bing Aerial |
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Ashover | NED | ![]() |
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Holymoorside & Walton | NED | ![]() |
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Ault Hucknall | B | ![]() |
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Killamarsh | NED | ![]() |
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Barlborough | B | ![]() |
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Morton | NED | ![]() |
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Barlow | NED | ![]() |
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North Wingfield | NED | ![]() |
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Blackwell | B | ![]() |
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Pilsley | NED | ![]() |
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Bolsover | B | ![]() |
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Pinxton | B | ![]() |
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Brackenfield | NED | ![]() |
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Pleasley | B | ![]() |
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Brampton | NED | ![]() |
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Scarcliffe | B | ![]() |
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Brimington | C | ![]() |
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Shirebrook | B | ![]() |
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Calow | NED | ![]() |
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Shirland & Higham | NED | ![]() |
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Chesterfield | C | ![]() |
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South Normanton | B | ![]() |
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Clay Cross | NED | ![]() |
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Staveley | C | ![]() |
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Clowne | B | ![]() |
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Stretton | NED | ![]() |
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Dronfield | NED | ![]() |
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Sutton cum Duckmanton | NED | ![]() |
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Eckington | NED | ![]() |
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Temple Normanton | NED | ![]() |
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Elmton | B | ![]() |
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Tibshelf | B | ![]() |
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Glapwell | B | ![]() |
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Tupton | NED | ![]() |
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Grassmoor | NED | ![]() |
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Unstone | NED | ![]() |
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Heath & Holmewood | NED | ![]() |
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Wessington | NED | ![]() |
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Hodthorpe & Belph | B | ![]() |
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Whitwell | B | ![]() |
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Holmesfield | NED | ![]() |
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Wingerworth | NED | ![]() |
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* B Bolsover C Chesterfield NED North-East Derbyshire

Bolsover


Chesterfield

NE Derbyshire

Any lost ways here ?
1898 map
(National Library of Scotland)
Open Street Map displays both recorded and unrecorded paths. Derbyshire County Council recorded rights of way are overlaid here
Google Street View, whilst generally not displaying footpaths, often shows them where they meet roads