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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 Arlington in East Sussex.
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 142 which goes from Pevensey - Glynde(Pevensey - Selmeston - Glynde).
Icon Key:
Roman Villa
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower
Roman Bloomery

142 - Pevensey to Glynde
(Pevensey to Selmeston to Glynde)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 142 starting near Lewes in East Sussex ending near Pevensey in East Sussex ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Lewes  East Sussex
Polegate  East Sussex
Stone Cross  East Sussex
Pevensey  East Sussex
Westham  East Sussex
Pevensey  East Sussex
Current translation for Lewes
  lewes derived from hloew eas - shelter, protection, covering, refuge by the river
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Aqua(Norfolk)
Laes(Norfolk)
Laquis(Norfolk)
Laues(Norfolk)
Lawes(Norfolk)
Leuis(Norfolk)
Lewes(Suffolk)
Lewes(Sussex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Polegate
  pole derived from pol - a pool
  gate derived from gat - an entrance - from gat eye of a needle or a hole - appears related to roman roads, or parks
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stone Cross
  stone derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
  cross derived from cruce - a cross(religious) , a crook or water pot, a crossing point
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Pevensey
  pevens derived from fæsten naess - fortress promentory
  ey derived from æg - an island
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Pevenesel(Sussex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Westham
  west derived from wæst - west
  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 Pevensey
  pevens derived from fæsten naess - fortress promentory
  ey derived from æg - an island
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Pevenesel(Sussex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Major Fort
Anderida Roman Major Fort Sussex Modern name is Pevensey
Roman Major Fort
Anderitum Roman Major Fort Sussex Modern name is Pevensey
Roman Villa
Bath house Roman Villa Sussex 
Roman Watch Tower
Castleham Roman Watch Tower Sussex 
Roman Watch Tower
Old Castle Roman Watch Tower Sussex 
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Beauport Park Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Burnthouse Wood, Ludley Farm Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Bynes Farm Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Church Farm Field Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Crowhurst Park Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Footlands Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Great Warren Field Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Kitchenham Farm Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Oaklands Park Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Petley Wood Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Upper Wilting Farm Roman Bloomery  


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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