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Eventually the path splits; bear left and go through a small wooden gate. Bear diagonally right across this grassy meadow, aiming just right of building roofs until you can see a small gate. Go through this and over a bridge across a small stream, now heading just right of a thin shrubby hedge.

Pass through a gate to the left of a white house and turn right onto a residential road in Halford.

Halford has been a major crossing point on the Fosse Way over the River Stour since Roman times. Some sources say the name was originally Aldford – as in ‘old ford’ – suggesting its ancient origins as a Roman fording point. The pub here, now called The Halford, dates from the 16th century, presumably as a staging post for travellers along the Fosse Way.

Continue past the church then go left at the next junction to reach a major road (A429). Cross this into Idlicote Road. Where the road bends sharp left, turn right onto a minor (gated) road to Granby. Stay on this road past an old rusty windmill to reach the edge of Honington village.