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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 Kerswell Green in Worcestershire.
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 180 which goes from Birmingham - Gloucester(Birmingham - Gloucester).
Icon Key:
Roman Watch Tower

180 - Birmingham to Gloucester
(Birmingham to Gloucester)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 180 starting near Birmingham in West Midlands ending near Gloucester in Gloucestershire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Birmingham  West Midlands
Rednal  West Midlands
Barnt Green  Worcestershire
Lickey End  Worcestershire
Bromsgrove  Worcestershire
Upton Warren  Worcestershire
Droitwich  Worcestershire
Droitwich Spa  Worcestershire
Martin Hussingtree  Worcestershire
Worcester  Worcestershire
Kerswell Green  Worcestershire
Worcester  Worcestershire
Tewkesbury  
Shuthonger  Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury  Gloucestershire
Tredington  Gloucestershire
Coombe Hill  Gloucestershire
Gloucester  Gloucestershire
Longford  Gloucestershire
Gloucester  Gloucestershire
Current translation for Birmingham
  bi derived from bærn - barn
  r derived from ere - person
m we cannot translate at the moment
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  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:Berchelai(Worcestershire)
Bermingeham(Warwickshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Rednal
  r derived from ere - person
edn we cannot translate at the moment
  al derived from el - eel
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Weredeshale(Worcestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Barnt Green
  barn derived from beorn - burn,fire or light
t we cannot translate at the moment
  green derived from grene - grassy
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Lickey End
L we cannot translate at the moment
  ick derived from vicus - diminuitive of wick - small provincial roman town
ey we cannot translate at the moment
  end derived from ende - end terminus
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bromsgrove
  brom derived from brom - broom plant
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  grove derived from groue - a grove
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Upton Warren
  up derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
  warren derived from varenne - game park, hunting reserve
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Uptune(Worcestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Droitwich
Droitw we cannot translate at the moment
  ic derived from æc - oak
h we cannot translate at the moment
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Wic(Worcestershire)
Wich(Shropshire)
Wich(Worcestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Droitwich Spa
D we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
o we cannot translate at the moment
  i derived from iw - yew
t we cannot translate at the moment
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
  spa derived from spa - after spa in belgium famous for chalybeate(iron rich) water
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Martin Hussingtree
  mar derived from maera/mære - boundaries/sea or lake (large body of water)
t we cannot translate at the moment
  in derived from en - the people of
Hu we cannot translate at the moment
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  tree derived from treow - a tree
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Worcester
W we cannot translate at the moment
  or derived from or - one or the other
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Wirecestre(Worcestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Kerswell Green
K we cannot translate at the moment
  er derived from ere - a person
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  well derived from wille - A well, spring, fountain
  green derived from grene - grassy
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Worcester
W we cannot translate at the moment
  or derived from or - one or the other
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Wirecestre(Worcestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tewkesbury
T we cannot translate at the moment
  ew derived from euwa - a sheep
  kes derived from cyse - cheese
  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:Tedechesberie(Gloucestershire)
Tedekesberie(Gloucestershire)
Teodechesberie(Gloucestershire)
Teodekesberie(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Shuthonger
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
hut we cannot translate at the moment
  ho derived from hus - short for house - dwelling, shelter, house - from Proto-Germanic *husan
ng we cannot translate at the moment
  er derived from ere - a person
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tewkesbury
T we cannot translate at the moment
  ew derived from euwa - a sheep
  kes derived from cyse - cheese
  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:Tedechesberie(Gloucestershire)
Tedekesberie(Gloucestershire)
Teodechesberie(Gloucestershire)
Teodekesberie(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tredington
T we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
ed we cannot translate at the moment
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Tredinctun(Worcestershire)
Trotintune(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Coombe Hill
  coombe derived from comb - A low place enclosed with hills, a valley
  hill derived from hyll - a hill
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Gloucester
  glou derived from glæw - skilful
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Glowecestre(Gloucestershire)
Glowecestre(Worcestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Longford
  long derived from lange - long
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Langeford(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Gloucester
  glou derived from glæw - skilful
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Glowecestre(Gloucestershire)
Glowecestre(Worcestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Watch Tower
Ariconium Roman Watch Tower Herefordshire 


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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