blue plaque · England

Bottoms Footpath

Bottoms Footpath 1827 Marking the successful court action by Flixton residents against Squire Ralph Wright, which resulted in the first legislation recognising public footpaths and pedestrian right of way.

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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