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Map Position
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 51.91963,-1.24586 in . |
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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 161 which goes from Ash Bank, Kirtlington - Fritwell(Ash Bank, Kirtlington - Fritwell).
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161 - Ash Bank, Kirtlington to Fritwell
(Ash Bank, Kirtlington to Fritwell)Ivan D Margary Roman Road 161 starting near Kidlington in Oxfordshire ending near Fritwell in Oxfordshire .... |
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| Kidlington | Oxfordshire |
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| Bicester | Oxfordshire |
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| Fritwell | Oxfordshire |
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| Current translation for Kidlington |
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kid derived from cæd – a boat |
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ling derived from el ænge – people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Boat people of a troubled village settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Chedelintone (Oxfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bicester |
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bi derived from bærn – barn |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Barn roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Bernecestre (Oxfordshire) |
| Bispesdone (Oxfordshire) |
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| Current translation for Fritwell |
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frit derived from friþ – under protection of the church or king |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
| “Under protection of the church or king well, spring, fountain” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Fertewelle (Oxfordshire) |
| Fertwelle (Oxfordshire) |
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County | Current Name |
| Alchester | Roman Town | Oxfordshire |
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