SWAINSTHORPE
PARISH COUNCIL
Public Rights of Way
Churchyard
The churchyard is still used for burials and maintained as a wild flower meadow, with advice from Norfolk Wild Life Trust. It is maintained regularly by volunteer villagers. Many unusual and rare plants have been identified in this ancient site.
Swainsthorpe’s public rights of way described below are labelled in accordance with the ‘Definitive Map’ held by Norfolk County Council and listed below in geographical order, comprising:
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1 Footpath
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4 Bridleways
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1 Byway open to all traffic (Hickling Lane)
Footpath No 1
Church Road to Gowthorpe Lane, situated 130 yards beyond the entrance to The Vale. It crosses fields running northwards and then bearing north- westward, to the junction of Hickling Lane with Gowthorpe Lane and connects with Bridleway No 7
Bridleway No 7
From the western end of Hickling Lane to the Parish boundary where it joins Swardeston’ s Bridleway No 9
Bridleway No 2
Church Road to Hickling Lane. The entrance to the bridleway is approx. 65 yards west of the level crossing and runs northwards to Hickling Lane.
Bridleway No 3
Briar Lane- runs from Church Road southwards and joins the A140 south of The Sugar Beat.
(Safest route is to cross the A140 onto the pavement on its eastern side, then re-cross the A140 at The Rookery to join Bridleway No 5)
Bridleway No 5
A140 to Brick Kiln Lane. The entrance to the bridleway is beside The Rookery running southwards emerging on Brick Kiln Lane
Byway open to all traffic No 6 (BOAT)
Hickling Lane
runs from the A140 nearly opposite the junction with Stoke Lane running westward over the railway bridge to Gowthorpe Lane.
Permissive Path- not a public right of way
From Hickling Lane to Church Road via Station Close. The path can be accessed from Hickling Lane at the eastern end of the railway bridge down 15 steps and runs southwards alongside the railway track and emerges in Station Close. It forms part of a popular circular walk utilising Bridleway No 2.