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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 Towthorpe in East Riding Of Yorkshire.
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 811 which goes from Fridaythorpe - Bridlington(Fridaythorpe - Bridlington).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower

811 - Fridaythorpe to Bridlington
(Fridaythorpe to Bridlington)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 811 starting near York in York ending near Bridlington in East Riding of Yorkshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
York  York
Dunnington  York
York  York
Stamford Bridge  East Riding of Yorkshire
York  East Riding of Yorkshire
Bishop Wilton  East Riding of Yorkshire
York  East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield  
Fridaythorpe  East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield  East Riding of Yorkshire
Towthorpe  East Riding of Yorkshire
Sledmere  East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield  East Riding of Yorkshire
Rudston  East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield  East Riding of Yorkshire
Boynton  East Riding of Yorkshire
Bridlington  East Riding of Yorkshire
Current translation for York
  york derived from eofor wick - eofor wild boar
wick vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Eboracum(Berkshire)
Eboracum(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dunnington
  dun derived from dun - a mountain or hill
n 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
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for York
  york derived from eofor wick - eofor wild boar
wick vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Eboracum(Berkshire)
Eboracum(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stamford Bridge
  stam derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
  bridge derived from bricge - a bridge
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for York
  york derived from eofor wick - eofor wild boar
wick vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Eboracum(Berkshire)
Eboracum(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bishop Wilton
  bishop derived from bisceop - land owned by a bishop
  wilt derived from wealte/wælt - a ring or snare/thigh or sinew
  on derived from on - near
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Widton(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for York
  york derived from eofor wick - eofor wild boar
wick vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Eboracum(Berkshire)
Eboracum(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Driffield
  drif derived from dræf - a drove
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Drifelle(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Fridaythorpe
F we cannot translate at the moment
  rid derived from þræd - oxen
  ending in ay derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
  thorpe derived from ƿorp - a crowd - a village
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Fridagstorp(Yorkshire)
Fridagtorp(Yorkshire)
Fridarstorp(Yorkshire)
Fridastorp(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Driffield
  drif derived from dræf - a drove
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Drifelle(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Towthorpe
  tow derived from tow-lic - weaving
  thorpe derived from ƿorp - a crowd - a village
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Todetorp(Lincolnshire)
Toletorp(Yorkshire)
Touetorp(Yorkshire)
Touetorpe(Yorkshire)
Tudetorp(Lincolnshire)
Twetorp(Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sledmere
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
d we cannot translate at the moment
  mere derived from mære - sea or lake (large body of water)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Slidemare(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Driffield
  drif derived from dræf - a drove
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Drifelle(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Rudston
  r derived from ere - person
ud we cannot translate at the moment
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Rodestain(Berkshire)
Rodestain(Yorkshire)
Rodestan(Berkshire)
Rodestan(Yorkshire)
Rodestein(Berkshire)
Rodestein(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Driffield
  drif derived from dræf - a drove
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Drifelle(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Boynton
Bo we cannot translate at the moment
  yn derived from yn - in
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Boituna(Suffolk)
Bouinton(Yorkshire)
Bouintone(Yorkshire)
Bouintorp(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bridlington
  brid derived from bridd - young birds, presumably a bird colony
  ling derived from el ænge - people of a 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:Bredinton(Yorkshire)
Bretlinton(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Watch Tower
Delgovicia Roman Watch Tower Yorkshire Modern name is Wetwang
Roman Watch Tower
Derventione Roman Watch Tower Yorkshire Modern name is Stamford Bridge
Roman Major Fort
Eburacum Roman Major Fort York Modern name is York
Roman City
Isurium Roman City North Yorkshire Modern name is Aldborough
Roman City
Praetorio Roman City Yorkshire Modern name is Bridlington


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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