 In 1810 it was rerouted along Old Mill Lane to the village, and up the hill to reconnect with Upper Highway.By 1826 the presence of the canal and the works associated with it had dried out the bottom land sufficiently for the turnpike to be rerouted along what is now the A41 avoiding the climb up Hunton Bridge Hill.Today the village is situated between the M25 London orbital motorway and a spur of the motorway leading to Watford.