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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 Long Melford in Suffolk.
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 34a which goes from Wixoe - Baylham(Wixoe - Long Melford - Baylham).
Icon Key:

34a - Wixoe to Baylham
(Wixoe to Long Melford to Baylham)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 34a starting near Ipswich in Suffolk ending near Wixoe in Suffolk ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Ipswich  Suffolk
Bildeston  Suffolk
Sudbury  Suffolk
Cavendish  Suffolk
Clare  Suffolk
Wixoe  Suffolk
Current translation for Ipswich
  starting in ip derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Gepeswiz(Suffolk)
Gereswiz(Suffolk)
Gipeswiz(Suffolk)
Gipeuuid(Suffolk)
Gipewiz(Suffolk)
Gypeswiz(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bildeston
  bil derived from bæl/bil - a place of funerals/a bill hook
de we cannot translate at the moment
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Bilestuna(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sudbury
  sud derived from suþ - south
  bury derived from burh/beorg/berie - fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Sudberie(Derbyshire)
Sutberie(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Cavendish
Cav we cannot translate at the moment
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
  dis derived from dic - a dyke, a mound or bank
h we cannot translate at the moment
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Kanauadis(Suffolk)
Kanauadisc(Suffolk)
Kanavadis(Suffolk)
Kanavadisc(Suffolk)
Kavanadis(Suffolk)
Kavanadisc(Suffolk)
Ranauadisc(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Clare
Cl we cannot translate at the moment
  ar derived from ar - oar
e we cannot translate at the moment
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Clara(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wixoe
  wix derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
  oe derived from ewe - sheep
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Witeskeou(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name


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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