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Land Referencing Standard
Glossary of technical terms
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The SoLR Land Referencing Glossary of Technical Terms brings together terminology used across the profession, including specialist expressions, abbreviations and commonly used jargon. It is intended as an advisory resource and is not legally definitive or exhaustive. Entries may be updated as professional practice develops.
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public right of way (PRoW)
A way over which the public have a right to pass and repass (see ‘highway’); convention excludes roads normally used by motor vehicles; strictly, an abstract right, not a physical feature
Related terms: highway
Updated: 01/10/2026
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