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Boundaries Reading List

For those who wish to dig deeper, the following books provide a starting point for further research.

Archer, D., Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, England and Wales, Indexes to the 1/2500 and 6-Inch scale maps, David Archer, 2002

Agnew, D. and Morris, A., Neighbour Disputes: a Concise Guide to the Law and Practice,Callow Publishing, London, 2006

Aldridge, T., Boundaries, Walls and Fences (9th edition), Sweet and Maxwell, 2004.

Barsby, A. W. and C., Private Roads, the Legal Framework (4th edition), A. W. & C. Barsby, Epsom, 2007

Barsby, A. W., Protecting your Property, A. W. & C. Barsby, Epsom, 2000

Dixon, M., Modern Land Law (6th edition), Routledge, 2008.

Green, K. and Cursley, J., Land Law (5th edition), Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Harley, J. B., Ordnance Survey Maps, a descriptive manual, Ordnance Survey, 1975, (out of print)

Harpum C and Bignell J., Registered Land Law and Practice under the Land Registration Act 2002, Jordans, 2004.

Mynors, C., The Law of Trees Forests and Hedgerows, Sweet & Maxwell, 2002.

North, G., Anstey's Party Walls (6th edition), RICS books, 2005.

Oliver, R., Ordnance Survey Maps, a concise guide for historians 2nd edition), The Charles Close Society, 1993 (this and a later 3rdf edition are unerstood to be out of print)

Powell D.J., Anstey's Boundary Disputes, (4th revised edition), RICS Books, 2009.

Pugh-Smith, J. and Sinclair, G., Neighbours and the Law (4th edition), Sweet & Maxwell, 2005.

Redler, A., Practical Neighbour Law Handbook, RICS Books, 2006.

Sara, C., Boundaries and Easements, Sweet and Maxwell, 2007.

Sydenham, A., Public Rights of Way and Access to Land, Jordan, Bristol, 2001