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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 Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.
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 28a which goes from North Carlton - Doncaster(Lincoln (North Carlton) - Doncaster and spur road at Cantley).
Icon Key:

28a - North Carlton to Doncaster
(Lincoln (North Carlton) to Doncaster and spur road at Cantley)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 28a starting near Lincoln in Lincolnshire ending near Armthorpe in South Yorkshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Lincoln  Lincolnshire
Doncaster  South Yorkshire
Scampton  Lincolnshire
Doncaster  South Yorkshire
Marton  Lincolnshire
Doncaster  South Yorkshire
Gainsborough  Lincolnshire
Doncaster  South Yorkshire
Retford  Nottinghamshire
Doncaster  South Yorkshire
Retford  Nottinghamshire
Clayworth  Nottinghamshire
Wiseton  Nottinghamshire
Drakeholes  Nottinghamshire
Doncaster  Nottinghamshire
Scrooby  Nottinghamshire
Bawtry  South Yorkshire
Rossington  South Yorkshire
Doncaster  South Yorkshire
Rossington  South Yorkshire
Doncaster  South Yorkshire
Armthorpe  South Yorkshire
Current translation for Lincoln
  lin derived from lin/lind - flax/lime tree
  coln derived from coln - a pebble or stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Lincoli(Lincolnshire)
Lincolia(Lincolnshire)
Lincolie(Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Scampton
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
c we cannot translate at the moment
  amp derived from þam - well watered or wet area
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Scanton(Lincolnshire)
Scantone(Lincolnshire)
Scantune(Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Marton
  mar derived from maera/mære - boundaries/sea or lake (large body of water)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Marton(Berkshire)
Martona(Berkshire)
Martone(Berkshire)
Martone(Lincolnshire)
Martun(Berkshire)
Martune(Berkshire)
Meretone(Berkshire)
Meretune(Berkshire)
Mertune(Shropshire)
Merutune(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Gainsborough
  gain derived from þegn - thane - a servant, one who does service for another
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  borough derived from burh - from Roman Burgus a roman signalling place or one of Alfred the Great's fortifications
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Gainesburg(Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Retford
  ret derived from ræt - a rat
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Retford
  ret derived from ræt - a rat
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Clayworth
  clay derived from clæg - clay or possibly pottery
  worth derived from weort/worð - wort, herb/land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Clauorde(Nottinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wiseton
W we cannot translate at the moment
  is derived from es - ice - cold
e we cannot translate at the moment
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Wisetone(Nottinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Drakeholes
D we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
ake we cannot translate at the moment
  ho derived from hus - short for house - dwelling, shelter, house - from Proto-Germanic *husan
  les derived from læca - leech
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Scrooby
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  cro derived from croh/craw/crog - crocus/a crow/a small bottle - amphora
o we cannot translate at the moment
  ending in by|by derived from buð - shelter
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Scrobi(Nottinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bawtry
  baw derived from bær/bar - beer or a place where barley was grown/a boar
  try derived from treow - a tree
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Rossington
  r derived from ere - person
o 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)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Rossington
  r derived from ere - person
o 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)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Doncaster
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Donecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Armthorpe
  ar derived from ar - oar
m we cannot translate at the moment
  thorpe derived from ƿorp - a crowd - a village
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Einulvestorp(Yorkshire)
Ernulfestorp(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
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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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