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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 Abridge in Essex.
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 30 which goes from Clapton - Great Dunmow(Clapton - Great Dunmow).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Major Fort

30 - Clapton to Great Dunmow
(Clapton to Great Dunmow)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 30 starting near London in Greater London ending near Dunmow in Essex ....

This route passes through the following locations.
London  Greater London
Woodford  Greater London
Chigwell  Essex
Theydon Bois  Essex
Romford  Essex
Epping  Essex
Moreton  Essex
Ongar  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Current translation for London
  london derived from lunden burh - from roman londinium
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Woodford
  wood derived from wudu - wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove.
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Alia Odeford(Devon)
Odeford(Devon)
Wdefort(Essex)
Wodeford(Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chigwell
  chig derived from cycgel - strong stick, a cudgel
  well derived from wille - A well, spring, fountain
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cinghewella(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Theydon Bois
T we cannot translate at the moment
  heydon derived from hædern - a store / store room
  bois derived from de bosco - norman nobleman
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Taindena(Essex)
Teidana(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Romford
  rom derived from rom - a ram - sheep
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Epping
  epp derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Epinga(Essex)
Eppinga(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Moreton
  more derived from mere - the sea - possibly an inlet
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Mortone(Somerset)
Mortone(Staffordshire)
Mortuna(Essex)
Mortune(Dorset)
Mortune(Staffordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ongar
  on derived from on - near
  gar derived from garðr - enclosure
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Angra(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dunmow
  dun derived from dun - a mountain or hill
  mow derived from mæw - sea gull
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman City
Londinium Roman City  Modern name is London
Roman Major Fort
Othona Roman Major Fort Essex Modern name is Bradwell-on-sea
Roman Town
Verulamium Roman Town Oxfordshire Modern name is St Albans


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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