Day 16. The Quinton Road

Another long-gone road in Preston is evident by the disruption to the ancient ridge and furrow pattern across the field called The Greenground. This road linked to what is now the Radbrook Road, which once continued to Quinton. The latter section is now a footpath.
The road reached Preston approximately opposite the village hall, where a brick crossing point can still be seen in the ditch.

                           The route of the road, evidenced by the flattened ridges.

Today  the Radbrook Road takes a sharp bend to link to the Admington Road, which also now leads to Quinton. It is unclear when the road layout was altered, but the section across The Greenground was certainly disused at the time of a land survey in 1721.