Exploring the Flitch Way the Lost Braintree to Bishops Stortford Railway Line in Essex
The Flitch Way is a footpath and cycle path runs for fifteen miles from Braintree station to Start Hill and follows the trackbed of the disused railway line that ran between Braintree and Bishops Stortford.
The name “Flitch Way” originated from the Flitch ceremony in Little Dunmow whereby couples who could prove that they had not argued in marriage after a year and a day would be awarded a flitch (side) of bacon.
This video explores the Flitch Way, a former railway line that once connected Braintree to Bishops Stortford in Essex. Now a footpath and cycle route, it stretches for fifteen miles from Braintree station to Start Hill, following the old trackbed. The name "Flitch Way" originates from the Flitch ceremony in Little Dunmow, where couples who remained married without argument for a year and a day were rewarded with a side of bacon. The video provides an overview of this historical route and its transformation into a recreational path.
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