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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 Wingham in Kent.
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 10 which goes from Canterbury - Richborough(Canterbury - Richborough).
Icon Key:
Roman Town
Roman Major Fort
Roman Bloomery

10 - Canterbury to Richborough
(Canterbury to Richborough)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 10 starting near Canterbury in Kent ending near Ash in Kent ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Canterbury  Kent
Littlebourne  Kent
Bramling  Kent
Wingham  Kent
Canterbury  Kent
Ash  Kent
Current translation for Canterbury
  canter derived from cantwara - the tribe occupying kent pre saxon
  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:Cantuari(Kent)
Cantuaria(Kent)
Cantuariam(Kent)
Cantuariensis(Kent)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Littlebourne
  little derived from lytel - little, small
  bourne derived from burn - a brook or stream
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Liteburne(Kent)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bramling
  bram derived from bræmel - a bramble
  ling derived from el ænge - people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wingham
  wing derived from wean/wingeard - possibly a spring/or a vineyard
  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.
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Wingheham(Kent)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Canterbury
  canter derived from cantwara - the tribe occupying kent pre saxon
  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:Cantuari(Kent)
Cantuaria(Kent)
Cantuariam(Kent)
Cantuariensis(Kent)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ash
  ash derived from æsc - ash trees
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Aisse(Dorset)
Aixa(Somerset)
Aixe(Somerset)
Eisse(Kent)
Esce(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Durovernum Roman Town  Modern name is Canterbury
Roman Major Fort
Regulbium Roman Major Fort  Modern name is Reculver
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Pett Place Roman Bloomery  
Roman Major Fort
Rutupiae Roman Major Fort Kent Modern name is Richborough


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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