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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 Prees Heath in Shropshire.
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 6a which goes from Chester - Wroxeter(Chester - Wroxeter)commonly known as 'Watling Street'.
Icon Key:

6a - Chester to Wroxeter
(Chester to Wroxeter)
commonly known as 'Watling Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 6a starting near Chester in Cheshire West and Chester ending near Wroxeter in Shropshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Chester  Cheshire West and Chester
Eccleston  Cheshire West and Chester
Chester  Cheshire West and Chester
Aldford  Cheshire West and Chester
Chester  Cheshire West and Chester
Coddington  Cheshire West and Chester
Tilston  Cheshire West and Chester
Malpas  Cheshire West and Chester
Whitchurch  Cheshire West and Chester
Prees Heath  Shropshire
Whitchurch  Shropshire
Prees  Shropshire
Prees Green  Shropshire
Shrewsbury  Shropshire
Besford  Shropshire
Shrewsbury  Shropshire
Shawbury  Shropshire
Telford  Telford and Wrekin
Roden  Telford and Wrekin
Somerwood  Telford and Wrekin
Withington  Shropshire
Shrewsbury  Shropshire
Wroxeter  Shropshire
Current translation for Chester
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cestre(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Eccleston
Ecc we cannot translate at the moment
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Eclestone(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chester
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cestre(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Aldford
  ald derived from eald - old or ancient or fire
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chester
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cestre(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Coddington
Codd 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:Cotingtune(Herefordshire)
Cotintone(Cheshire)
Cotintone(Nottinghamshire)
Cotintun(Nottinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tilston
  til derived from tilia - farmer
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Tillestone(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Malpas
  mal derived from melu - flour
  pas derived from pise / paþ - pea / path
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Depenbech(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Whitchurch
  whit derived from wæt - wet, damp, moist
  church derived from cirice - burial ground
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Estleia(Warwickshire)
Orlavescote(Warwickshire)
Westone(Cheshire)
Westune(Shropshire)
Wicerce(Devon)
Wicherce(Buckinghamshire)
Witcerce(Hampshire)
Witecerce(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Prees Heath
P we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
e we cannot translate at the moment
  es derived from æs/æst - meat/east
  heath derived from hæþ - heath or wasteland where heather grows
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Whitchurch
  whit derived from wæt - wet, damp, moist
  church derived from cirice - burial ground
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Estleia(Warwickshire)
Orlavescote(Warwickshire)
Westone(Cheshire)
Westune(Shropshire)
Wicerce(Devon)
Wicherce(Buckinghamshire)
Witcerce(Hampshire)
Witecerce(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Prees
Pree we cannot translate at the moment
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Pres(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Prees Green
P we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
e we cannot translate at the moment
  es derived from æs/æst - meat/east
  green derived from grene - grassy
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Shrewsbury
  shrew derived from screb - cormorant
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  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:Berewic(Shropshire)
Sciropesberie(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Besford
  be derived from bi - bees
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Betford(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Shrewsbury
  shrew derived from screb - cormorant
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  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:Berewic(Shropshire)
Sciropesberie(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Shawbury
  shaw derived from sceag - boundary/edge of a wood
  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
Name found:Sawesberie(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Telford
  tel derived from teala - farmer
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Roden
  rod derived from hroða - hides - tanning possibly
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Somerwood
  somer derived from sumer - summer or harvest
  wood derived from wudu - wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove.
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Withington
  with derived from wiðie - a withy - willow band
  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:Widindune(Gloucestershire)
Widingtune(Herefordshire)
Wientone(Shropshire)
Wlvetone(Herefordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Shrewsbury
  shrew derived from screb - cormorant
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  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:Berewic(Shropshire)
Sciropesberie(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wroxeter
  wrox derived from hroc - rook, raven or jackdaw
  eter derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Rochecestre(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
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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
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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
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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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