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This map is showing 'Roman Implied, Roman Actual named locations ' of type 'Roman City, Roman Town, Roman Villa, Roman Major Fort, Roman Watch Tower, Roman Port, Roman Bloomery' centered on Didling in West Sussex.
Map Logic
This map shows Roman roads shown in black derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman Roads in Britain' published in 1955. These maps are plotted as accurately as is possible from the books. There are problems with mapping 50 years later as there have been significant road and town changes which have hidden some of the original places mentioned in the texts.

The red roads are derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman ways in the Weald' published in 1948.

Major Roman locations are shown as icons, please click the icon for the modern location and its Roman name.

This map shows the Roman Road course described by Ivan D Margary as 155 which goes from Chichester - Silchester)(Chichester - Milland (-Silchester)).
Icon Key:
Roman Town
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower
Roman Bloomery

155 - Chichester to Silchester)
(Chichester to Milland (toSilchester))

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 155 starting near Chichester in West Sussex ending near Liphook in West Sussex ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Chichester  West Sussex
Treyford  West Sussex
Midhurst  West Sussex
Chithurst  West Sussex
Midhurst  West Sussex
Liphook  West Sussex
Current translation for Chichester
  chi derived from chyae - a crow or jay
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cicestre(Sussex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Treyford
T we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
  ey derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Treverde(Sussex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Midhurst
  mid derived from middan - central middle
  hurst derived from hyrst - A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chithurst
  chi derived from chyae - a crow or jay
t we cannot translate at the moment
  hurst derived from hyrst - A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Titeherste(Sussex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Midhurst
  mid derived from middan - central middle
  hurst derived from hyrst - A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Liphook
  lip derived from hlip/hliþ - a place to jump over / a hillside
  hook derived from hoc - mallow plant
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Watch Tower
Castle Shaw Roman Watch Tower Sussex 
Roman Town
Clausentum Roman Town City of Southampton Modern name is Bitterne
Roman Watch Tower
Iping Roman Station Roman Watch Tower Sussex Modern name is Iping
Roman Town
Noviomagus Regnorum Roman Town  Modern name is Chichester
Roman Major Fort
Portus Adurni Roman Major Fort Hampshire Modern name is Portchester
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Broadfield Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Brook House / Oxley Wood 1 Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Cow Park Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Garden Hill Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Great Cansiron (Blacklands) Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Oldlands Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Ridge Hill Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Standen Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Walesbeech Roman Bloomery  
Roman Town
Venta Belgarum Roman Town  Modern name is Winchester


External References in no particular order :-
Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Online Anglo Saxon dictionary
Online Etymology dictionary
Open Domesday Book - The first free online copy of the Domesday Book
The Ermine Street Guard Roman re-enactment and research Society
The "Kent A" cadastre - page 5 - Peterson 2002
Archaeologia Cantiana Online
Romney Marsh Research Trust
Romney Marsh the Fifth Continent
VillageNet the reference guide to villages in Kent & Sussex
Global warming Flood Maps
The Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Google Maps - the core of the system
GeoPlaner - Useful site for plotting map data
Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars 55BC(Books 4 & 5)
Wikipedia - Caesar's invasions of Britain
Wikipedia - Portus Istus
The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy (Bill Thayers)
Roman Britain.org
Runetree Beowulf
Bayeux Tapestry Online
The Secrets of the Norman Invasion
Chronicles of John of Worcester
Battle Historic Society
Binsted village website(Mearcredesburnan Steðe)
The Spears of Andred
Find British Archaelogical Sites
Wealden Iron Research Group
Topographic Map of the UK

 

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