Map Position 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 Worthing 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 38 which goes from Smallburg - Denver(Smallburg - Denver).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort
38 - Smallburg to Denver (Smallburg to Denver)
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 38 starting near Norwich in Norfolk ending near Downham Market in Norfolk ....
This route was recorded by Margary as that he was not able to trace the road from Smallborough further East,
this appears to be due to the fact that the sea level was higher, or more accurately less well defended than the present day, so
Smallborough would have been a protected sea port.
This route passes through the following locations.
Norwich
Norfolk
Tunstead
Norfolk
Norwich
Norfolk
Burgh
Norfolk
Norwich
Norfolk
Marsham
Norfolk
Cawston
Norfolk
Norwich
Norfolk
Reepham
Norfolk
Bawdeswell
Norfolk
Dereham
Norfolk
Worthing
Norfolk
Beetley
Norfolk
King's Lynn
Norfolk
Swaffham
Norfolk
King's Lynn
Norfolk
Fincham
Norfolk
Downham Market
Norfolk
Current translation for Norwich
nor derived from
norþ - north
wich derived from
vicus - small provincial roman town
