Preston Hill Farm Bridge No 50
Address is taken from a point 626 yards away.
Preston Hill Farm Bridge No 50 carries the M50 motorway over the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section).
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. Expectations for pottery traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Nantwich kept it open. The one mile section between Port Talbot and Brench was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wrexham. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Preston Bagot Bridge No 47 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Warwick Road Bridge (A4189) No 47A | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Preston Bagot Bridge No 48 | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole below Preston Bagot Bridge | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Footbridge No 49 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Preston Hill Farm Bridge No 50 | ||
| Green Lane Bridge No 51 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Footbridge No 52 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole above Footbridge No 53 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Wootton Wawen Bridge No 53 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Wootton Wawen Wharf and Marina | 6¾ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
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![Bend in a farm drive. The drive is from Preston Hill Farm across the canal behind the camera [[1798845]]. The view is from just northwest of Canal Cottage and Oak Cottage in SP1663. by Robin Stott – 29 September 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/74/55/2745561_fc2623b2_120x120.jpg)




![Stratford-upon-Avon Canal near Preston Hill Farm. The towpath is on the far side, bounded by a hedge just discernible. Beyond it trees follow a brook, name unknown, at slightly lower level in the valley.This image extends across the entire grid square. The southern viewpoint is the footpath parallel to the canal, close to the SP 64 northing; the houses on the skyline straddle the 65 northing. The near half of Grange Cottage [[2745680]] is in the square. by Robin Stott – 29 September 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/74/55/2745518_e448a440_120x120.jpg)





