The Broomway main headways are or were: From Rugwood Head to Fishermans Head, the Broomway is technically classed as a bridleway rather than a byway. Access to the Broomway is restricted because both the mainland at Wakering Stairs and Foulness Island itself are given over to military purposes. The Broomway The Broomway is a public right of way over the foreshore at Maplin Sands off the coast of Essex, England. Most of the route is classed as a Byway Open to All Traffic, with a shorter section of bridleway. When the tide is out, it provides access to Foulness Island, and indeed
Foulness Island of the salting, after which rain washes the salt downwards. The alluvium which forms the soil is highly fertile once freshwater plants start to grow. The inning of New Wick Marsh added , and Arundel March covered . No new innings took place in the 1500s, as there were several exceptional tides, and activity was centred on maintaining the existing defences, but another was added between 1620 and 1662, and there was further activity between 1687 and 1688, in 1801, and finally in 1833. In total, were added to the island. The Broomway provided the main access to Foulness for