michael adams wrote:
"Adrian Stott" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:54:47 +0100, "michael adams"
wrote:


Obviously the residents will have
used horses and horsedrawn transport in addition, using an unnamed
roadway or pathway around the actual Green. When the houses were
built, the whole thing, towpath, houses, and any road or pathway
between the green and houses were all known as Strand on the Green.

Was there ever a towpath there? Isn't approaching that bank by boat
impossible at low tide?


It was the OP who first referred to a "towpath" -

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"Richard J." wrote in message
om...

Since
the houses we are talking about mostly pre-date River Road, I'm not
sure how you define "facing" and "backing on to" the river and its
towpath when those were the only thoroughfares.

/quote

I simply went along with his usage so as not to confuse the issue any
further.

I was using "towpath" to mean the path that runs along the river bank. I
wasn't implying that it was used to tow barges or other boats. The word is
often used in this wider sense, including several examples on the PLA
website.
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Richard J.
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