At the end of the lane....

I was reading an article from a British newspaper called the sundaytimes and there is a sentence that i dont understand.

"....The school is at the end of a lane set back from Bottom Street, in Northend, a small village near Southam. "

I don't understand this part "at the end of a lane set back from Bottom Street".

I know "lane" means road but the next part just doesn't make sense to me .

Permalink Reply by Gregorio on March 12, 2010 at 1:18am: I don't blame you for being confused. I am not really sure what "set back" in this context means, either. I can't form a mental image of how the lane in question exists in relation to Bottom Street, except to say that it is connected with it in some way. Maybe Bottom Street comes to an end as a street, but continues in some fashion as a lane?
I would not worry too much about it. I think all you need to know is that the lane is in the vicinity of Bottom Street.
If one of our British members can provide a more definite answer, I would be interested in hearing it. As a last resort, maybe Google Maps can help.

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Permalink Reply by Rossi on March 12, 2010 at 1:54am: La escuela esta en el fin de una ( lane set back)al fondo de la calle en Northend ,una pequena villa cerca de Southam.

La escuela esta al final del camino de regresa.

P.S. The both languages are foreign for me......just was trying to translate the sentence :):)

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Permalink Reply by Gregorio on March 12, 2010 at 2:30am: My best guess now is that the lane runs parallel to the street.
A lane is typically much smaller and narrower than a street, so maybe in this case the lane runs alongside the street and is only for pedestrian use. Like a big sidewalk?
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Permalink Reply by Quentin Freed on March 12, 2010 at 3:15am: http://www.answers.com/topic/setback Read the section entitled Law Encyclopedia: Setback on this site. It will explain the concept of a property setback. I share the view of one of the other members that the lane runes parallel to the road (like a sidewalk), but much farther away,
like a frontage road to a highway if you've ever seen that layout. Road Right of Ways are a type of setback. A 60' R.O.W. centered on a 30' wide road provides a 15' setback from the back of the curb where sidewalks, drainage ditches or public utilities are placed. The property owner cannot build any permanent structures within the R.O.W. or "setback".; ▶ Reply to This (Please don't include e-mail or Skype address)

Permalink Reply by sst on March 12, 2010 at 11:48am: the 'set back' probably means 'situated behind'

Lanes are smaller than Streets, and can be shorter as well, so that to access a Lane you must find the correct connecting street, in this case, Bottom Street...

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Permalink Reply by MIGUEL C on March 12, 2010 at 1:57pm: Hola Giancarlo,

En respuesta a tu pregunta yo lo traduciría de la siguiente forma:

"al final de un sendero apartado de Bottom Street.

Saludos.

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