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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 Westbere 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 11 which goes from Canterbury - Upstreet(Canterbury - Upstreet).
Icon Key:
Roman Town
Roman Major Fort

11 - Canterbury to Upstreet
(Canterbury to Upstreet)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 11 starting near Upstreet in Kent ending near Canterbury in Kent ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Upstreet  Kent
Canterbury  Kent
Upstreet  Kent
Westbere  Kent
Sturry  Kent
Canterbury  Kent
Current translation for Upstreet
  up derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
  street derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
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 Upstreet
  up derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
  street derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Westbere
  west derived from wæst - west
  ber derived from bær - beer or a place where barley was grown
e we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sturry
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
u we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
  r derived from ere - person
  ending in y derived from æg/leah - derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Esturai(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
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Durovernum Roman Town  Modern name is Canterbury
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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