What is a LIne-Change of Direction

After re reading the brief, it became aparant that there was heavy emphasis on primary reasearch, and as much as i believed in my original idea, it would of been very diffrictul to obtain primary research for, due to not having the right equipments etc. As well as having to travel long distance. 
As a result i began to think about other transport routes that i could capatalise on closer to home, that are easy to gather infomation for. 
I began to to mind map and start the process again.

It quickly became apparent to me that, living in the smallest county in england, i had a perfect 50(ish) mile radius to work in.  My thought process eventually got me to, looking at public rights of way, lines that had been drawn in the ground so to speak. Lines where the public and animals can walk. The think that attracted me to rights of way is the randomness, there was no straight lines of such. As a result to develop my project i began to obtain secondary research based on the footpaths etc in my county. and began to think how i could record and map them. 

·      Rutland has an extensive Rights of Way network of over 270 paths totalling more than 200 miles.

·      As the 'highway authority' for Rutland, the County Council is responsible for maintaining the public rights of way network and keeping each individual public footpath, bridleway and byway free from obstruction. As the 'surveying authority' it is responsible for preparing and keeping up to date the legal record of these paths known as the Definitive Map and Statement.

·      A Public Right of Way is a highway over which the public have a right of access along a linear route. Every right of way should be unobstructed and reasonably convenient to use. Rights of way are shown on definitive maps.

·      There are four categories of way that can be shown on the definitive map:

I. Footpaths (FP):

·      For use by pedestrians (including wheelchair users) with usual accompaniments (e.g. dog, pushchair). Routes are waymarked using yellow arrows on a green background and are represented by dashed green lines on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps.

II. Bridleways (BW):

·      For use by pedestrians, cyclists (who must give way to other users) and horse riders. They are waymarked using blue arrows on a green background and are shown as long green dashes on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps.

III. Byways Open to All Traffic (BOAT):

·      For use by pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and motor vehicles (properly taxed and licensed). Waymarked using red arrows on a green background and shown as a series of green crosses on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps.

IV. Restricted Byways (RB):

·      A new category of public right of way. For use by pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and vehicles other than mechanically propelled vehicles (e.g. carriage drivers). Waymarked using purple arrows on a green background

·      The Viking Way is a long distance footpath starting at the Humber Bridge in the North before working its way south through Lincolnshire to finish in the picturesque market town of Oakham in Rutland, a total of 235km (147 miles) . The route was originally opened in 1976 as a result of close co-operation between Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Humberside County Councils and members of the Ramblers Association. The name of the route was suggested by the Ramblers Association to reflect the influence of Danelaw in the eastern counties of Britain.

·      The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in the eastern region which are; the Wolds Way at the northern end, The Hereward and Macmillan ways from Oakham, and indirectly via the Hereward Way, the Jurassic Way from Stamford and the southern end of the Peddars Way from Thetford.

·      The Hereward Way is a long distance footpath some 110 miles in length stretching from Oakham to Harling Road Station in Norfolk. The path takes its name from Hereward the Wake, the 11th century leader who fought against William the Conquerer, who had his base on the Isle of Ely that is located near to the middle of the path.

·      Each end of the path has a railway station. Stations towards the centre of the path are located at Shippea Hill and Ely.

·      The footpath runs through Stamford, Peterborough, March, Ely and Brandon. It also goes through Thetford Forest. It links two other long-distance footpaths: the Viking Way in the west and Peddars Way in the east.

·      The main Macmillan way runs from Boston on the Lincolnshire coast to the Dorset coast at Abbotsbury. It is called the Macmillan Way because all funds raised are donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, a charitable organisation that helps people living with cancer by providing them with care and practical and emotional support.

·      The fully waymarked Macmillan Way is 467 km (290 miles) in length and follows existing footpaths, bridleways and byways, and small stretches of minor roads when these are unavoidable.

·      The Jurassic Way is a long distance path 142 km (88 miles) in length connecting Banbury in Oxfordshire with Stamford in Lincolnshire. The Way follows a band of Jurassic Limestone that runs along the northern boundary of Northamptonshire going first along the Oxford Canal and then via Middleton Cheney and Woodford Halse to Braunston on the Grand Union Canal. Here it turns to pass between Market Harborough and Corby, following the Welland Valley to Rockingham with its castle.

·      The Leighfield Way was the second in a series of parish walks and rides produced by Leicestershire County Council to commemorate the centenary of parish councils in 1994. It offers a day long stroll between Belton-in-Rutland and the County town of Oakham.

·      Belton is a small village with a population of just over 300. It is located just off the A47 between Billesdon and Uppingham and is served by bus routes 747 and 47.

·      The Braunston walks are circular routes of between 4 and 6 miles starting and finishing in the village of Braunston. Braunston is a small village located roughly three miles south-west of the county town of Oakham. The name Braunston is, doubtless, of Saxon origin from Brauns (a man's name) ton (town) i.e. Braun's Town. Braunston is not mentioned in the Doomsday book; indeed, nothing is known respecting the history of this parish before the year 1200.

·      As is frequently the case in the county, the main part of the village is grouped in and around a rough rectangular figure. The cottages are made of stone with thatched or stone roofs; a few are built of brick with tiled

·      The Exton walks are around 5 miles in length and both start and finish outside the Fox and Hounds pub in the village of Exton. Exton is a small village located around 5 miles east of Oakham and 2 miles north of Rutland Water. Exton - meaning "ox farm" is mentioned in 1185 as Exton Park - 'a wooded farm, enclosed for hunting deer'. It was Rutland's largest park, at one time covering 1500 acres and with a herd of 500 deer.

·      Exton Park has been home to the Noel family (Earls of Gainsborough) for over four centuries.

·      The Ryhall walks start from the village hall opposite the library and are about 4 miles in length. Ryhall is quite a large village lying 3 miles to the north of Stamford. The name derives from 'a nook on the bend of a river with rye growing there'. The village does indeed lay either side of a meander in the little river Gwash and is bordered on its west by the road from Stamford to Bourne, a former turnpike road.

·      It is a beautiful village despite many of the older limestone buildings having long since disappeared. Despite this a number of Grade 2 listed buildings do remain, including Church Farm and the Green Dragon

·      Inn, which has a splendid 13th Century vaulted cellar.

·      Empingham lies in the Gwash Valley, very near the eastern end of Rutland Water. When the dam was under construction in the early 1970s archaeological excavations confirmed that this area had been occupied for many centuries. Discoveries included traces of an Iron Age settlement, two Romano-British farming settlements and Anglo-Saxon cemeteries.

·      The most enduring legacy the Saxons left to Empingham was its name. The ending 'ingham' denoted one of the earlier settlements, older than those with 'ham' or 'ton' endings. So Empingham was the home of the 'ing' or clan of Empa.

·      The village lies at the intersection of the road from Exton to Ketton and the road from Empingham to Stamford (formerly a toll road). The river Gwash runs from west to east through the middle of the parish and passes to the south of the village.

·      Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Peterborough (a unitary authority ceremonially in Cambridgeshire) and Northamptonshire.

·      Its greatest length north to south is only 18 miles (29.0 km), greatest breadth east to west, 17 miles (27.4 km). It is the smallest (in terms of population) normal unitary authority in mainland England (only the City of London is smaller in terms of area), and is 348th of the 354 districts in terms of population. It is the smallest historic English county, leading to the adoption of the Latin motto Multum In Parvo or "much in little" by the county council in 1950.[1] Among modern ceremonial counties the Isle of Wight, City of London and City of Bristol are all smaller. The former County of London, in existence 1889 to 1965, also had a smaller area.

·      The only towns in Rutland are Oakham, the county town, and Uppingham. At the centre of the county is the large artificial reservoir, Rutland Water, with a similar surface area to Windermere. It is an important nature reserve serving as an overwintering site for wildfowl and a breeding site for ospreys. The town of Stamford is just over the border in a protruding part of Lincolnshire.

·      Rutland's older cottages are built from limestone or ironstone and many have roofs of Collyweston stone slate or thatch.