Preston By-pass farmhouse and three dwellings requiring demolition. The route was constructed through four separate localities, including through the County Borough of Preston, through the Urban District of Walton-le-Dale, through the Urban District of Fulwood and through the Rural District of Preston. Initially, there were a total of 22 bridges built under or over the motorway, such as a principal bridge at Samlesbury which carried traffic over the River Ribble and the A59 trunk road, the only junction upon opening; the other principal bridge was at Higher Walton, carrying traffic over the River Darwen and the A675 road. The overall width of
Preston-on-Stour Preston-on-Stour Preston-on-Stour is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. It is situated some four kilometres south of the town of Stratford-on-Avon. The population of the civil parish as at the 2011 census was 244. As its name suggests, the village stands on the River Stour, which flows flows northward, just east of the village centre. The A3400 main road parallels the river about one kilometre further east. To the east of the village lies the country estate of Alscot Park with its Grade I listed Georgian mansion house. Historically Preston was a part of the county of Gloucestershire