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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 Gooderstone in Norfolk.
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 333 which goes from Babraham(Worsted Lodge) - Hunstanton(Icknield Way, Babraham(Worsted Lodge) - Hunstanton)commonly known as 'Icknield Way'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort

333 - Babraham(Worsted Lodge) to Hunstanton
(Icknield Way, Babraham(Worsted Lodge) to Hunstanton)
commonly known as 'Icknield Way'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 333 starting near Babraham in Cambridgeshire ending near Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Babraham  Cambridgeshire
Newmarket  Cambridgeshire
Bury Saint Edmunds  Suffolk
Elveden  Suffolk
Thetford  Norfolk
Cockley Cley  Norfolk
Swaffham  Norfolk
King's Lynn  Norfolk
Gayton Thorpe  Norfolk
King's Lynn  Norfolk
Shernborne  Norfolk
King's Lynn  Norfolk
Sedgeford  Norfolk
Hunstanton  Norfolk
Holme-next-the-Sea  Norfolk
Current translation for Babraham
Ba we cannot translate at the moment
  bra derived from bræst - brass
  ham derived from hamm - Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Badburgh(Cambridgeshire)
Badburgham(Cambridgeshire)
Badburham(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Newmarket
  new derived from niew - new
  market derived from market - a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bury Saint Edmunds
  bury derived from burh/beorg/berie - fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
  edmunds derived from edmund - a saint
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Elveden
  el derived from el - person
v we cannot translate at the moment
  eden derived from eðan - overflowing
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Eluedena(Suffolk)
Haluedona(Suffolk)
Heluedana(Suffolk)
Heluedona(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Thetford
  thet derived from þeod - a body of warriors, attached by personal service to the king
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Tedforda(Norfolk)
Tedfort(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Cockley Cley
  cock derived from cocc/coccel - a male chicken/cockle
  ley derived from æg/leah - an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland
  cley derived from clæg - clay or possibly pottery
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Claia(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Swaffham
  swaff derived from swæþe - clothing
  ham derived from hamm - Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Suafham(Cambridgeshire)
Suafham(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for King S Lynn
  king derived from cyng - the king's
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  lynn derived from lean - a gift/reward
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Gayton Thorpe
  gay derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
  thorpe derived from ƿorp - a crowd - a village
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Thorp(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for King S Lynn
  king derived from cyng - the king's
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  lynn derived from lean - a gift/reward
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Shernborne
  shern derived from sceren - to shear - sheep land
  borne derived from burn - a brook or stream
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Scernebruna(Norfolk)
Scernebrune(Norfolk)
Scernebuna(Norfolk)
Serlebruna(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for King S Lynn
  king derived from cyng - the king's
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  lynn derived from lean - a gift/reward
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sedgeford
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  edge derived from ecg - corner, edge or point
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Secesforda(Norfolk)
Sexforda(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Hunstanton
  hun derived from hæn - hen/chicken
  stan derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Hunestanesteda(Norfolk)
Hunestanestuna(Norfolk)
Hunestatuna(Norfolk)
Huntantstuna(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Holme Next The Sea
  holme derived from holmr - small island
  next derived from neah - nearby
  the derived from þæt - that
  sea derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Holm(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Major Fort
Branodunum Roman Major Fort Norfolk Modern name is Brancaster
Roman City
Burgh Castle Marshes Roman City Norfolk 
Roman Major Fort
Caister Roman Fort Roman Major Fort Norfolk Modern name is Caister On Sea
Roman Major Fort
Gariannonum Roman Major Fort Norfolk Modern name is Burgh Castle


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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