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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 Langley Moor in County Durham.
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 83 which goes from Willington - Durham(Willington - Durham).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower

83 - Willington to Durham
(Willington to Durham)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 83 starting near Willington in County Durham ending near Durham in County Durham ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Willington  County Durham
Durham  County Durham
Meadowfield  County Durham
Langley Moor  County Durham
Durham  County Durham
Current translation for Willington
  will derived from wig - idol or shrine
  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:Welitone(Bedfordshire)
Welrone(Bedfordshire)
Winfletone(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Durham
  dur derived from deor - deer
  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.
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Meadowfield
  meadow derived from medu - mead, a drink made from honey
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Langley Moor
  lang derived from læng - long
  ley derived from æg/leah - an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland
  moor derived from mor - wet boggy land
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Durham
  dur derived from deor - deer
  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.
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Major Fort
Corstopitum Roman Major Fort Northumberland Modern name is Corbridge
Roman Watch Tower
Longovicium Roman Watch Tower Durham 
Roman Watch Tower
Vindomora Roman Watch Tower Durham Modern name is Ebchester
Roman Watch Tower
Vinovia Roman Watch Tower Durham Modern name is Binchester
Roman City
Whitley Castle (Roman Fort) Roman City Northumberland 


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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