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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 Kidlington in Oxfordshire.
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 160b which goes from Alchester - Dorchester On Thames(Alchester - Dorchester on Thames).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Villa

160b - Alchester to Dorchester On Thames
(Alchester to Dorchester on Thames)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 160b starting near Bicester in Oxfordshire ending near Dorchester in Oxfordshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Bicester  Oxfordshire
Merton  Oxfordshire
Kidlington  Oxfordshire
Oxford  Oxfordshire
Beckley  Oxfordshire
Oxford  Oxfordshire
Toot Baldon  Oxfordshire
Oxford  Oxfordshire
Dorchester  Oxfordshire
Current translation for Bicester
  bi derived from bærn - barn
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Bernecestre(Oxfordshire)
Bispesdone(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Merton
  mer derived from mære - sea or lake (large body of water)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Meretone(Oxfordshire)
Meretone(Surrey)
Meretuna(Norfolk)
Mertone(Devon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Kidlington
  kid derived from cæd - a boat
  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
Name found:Chedelintone(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Oxford
  ox derived from oxan - oxen
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Oxeneford(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Beckley
  beck derived from bec - a small fast stream
  ley derived from æg/leah - an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Bechelie(Oxfordshire)
Bedecote(Hampshire)
Bichelei(Hampshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Oxford
  ox derived from oxan - oxen
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Oxeneford(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Toot Baldon
  toot derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
  bald derived from bæl - fire
  on derived from on - near
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Baldedone(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Oxford
  ox derived from oxan - oxen
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Oxeneford(Oxfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dorchester
  dor derived from dora/dor - a bumble bee/door
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Dorchecestre(Oxfordshire)
Dorecestre(Dorset)
Dorkecestre(Berkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Alchester Roman Town Oxfordshire 
Roman Town
Corinium Dobunnorum Roman Town Gloucestershire Modern name is Cirencester
Roman Town
Dorchester on Thames Roman Town Oxfordshire 
Roman City
Ravensburgh Castle (Fort) Roman City Bedfordshire 
Roman Town
Verulamium Roman Town Oxfordshire Modern name is St Albans
Roman Villa
Villa Roman Villa Oxfordshire 


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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