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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 Wollaston in Bedford.
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 170 which goes from Irchester South - Dungee Corner(Irchester South - Dungee Corner).
Icon Key:
Roman Town

170 - Irchester South to Dungee Corner
(Irchester South to Dungee Corner)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 170 starting near Irchester in Northamptonshire ending near in ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Irchester  Northamptonshire
Wellingborough  
Wollaston  
Wellingborough  Bedford
Bozeat  Northamptonshire
Current translation for Irchester
  ir derived from ir - axe shaped ridge
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Hirecestre(Northamptonshire)
Irencestre(Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wellingborough
  wel derived from wille - A well, spring, fountain
  ling derived from el ænge - people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  borough derived from burgus - a roman signalling tower
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Waletone(Northamptonshire)
Wedlingeberie(Northamptonshire)
Wendleberie(Northamptonshire)
Wendlesberie(Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wollaston
  wol derived from wul - wool
  starting in l derived from el - person
a we cannot translate at the moment
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Wilavestone(Northamptonshire)
Willauestune(Shropshire)
Wilvestone(Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wellingborough
  wel derived from wille - A well, spring, fountain
  ling derived from el ænge - people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  borough derived from burgus - a roman signalling tower
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Waletone(Northamptonshire)
Wedlingeberie(Northamptonshire)
Wendleberie(Northamptonshire)
Wendlesberie(Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bozeat
Boze we cannot translate at the moment
  at derived from æt - at (near)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Bosieta(Northamptonshire)
Bosiete(Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Lactodurum Roman Town Northamptonshire Modern name is Towcester


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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