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The HISTORY of REDDITCH New Town
Making the Environment Accessable
One of the most significant facts that is often overlooked in the planning of the New Town
was the attention to preserving existing countryside hedgerows.
An extensive survey and mapping was carried out on the land to be built on and, as the
new housing and industrial estates were laid out, the existing hedgerows were preserved
wherever possible.
These hedgerows, together with the incorporation of pedestrian walk ways to deliver the
vision of pedestrian/traffic separation, are evident today in the town as you walk down
any of these footpaths such as the one shown below.
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