That really doesn't belong in OSM which is a geographical database of what 
exists now. Please remove it 

If you want to map things that no longer exist you should investigate Open 
Historical Map. 

Phil (trigpoint)

On 1 September 2025 19:17:25 BST, Daniel Hatton via Talk-GB 
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I've just tentatively marked a line - way #1426446375 - which is of historical 
>significance for three reasons:
>
>- it's a former route of the public right of way whose current route is
>  on the map as ways #236141514, #1316968262, #499954461, #236141513,
>  and #499954465
>
>- it was the eastern boundary of one of the fields ("Church Field") in
>  the pre-inclosure strip farming system of the parish where it's
>  situated
>
>- it's the route of a Roman road that was widely misidentified in the
>  19th century as the Icknield Way (the current consensus is that the
>  name "Icknield Way" belongs to another Roman road running parallel
>  with it, about 2.7km further east)
>
>I've looked both on the ground and in satellite imagery, and there's no 
>obvious trace of the line currently at surface.
>
>What's people's view on whether this line should be marked in OSM, and if so, 
>what tags it should have?
>
>-- 
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Dan Hatton
>
>                Dr. Daniel C. Hatton
>
>E-mail:         [email protected]
>
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>
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