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 Kerswell Green in Worcestershire.
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 180 which goes from Birmingham - Gloucester(Birmingham - Gloucester).
Icon Key:
Roman Watch Tower
180 - Birmingham to Gloucester (Birmingham to Gloucester)
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 180 starting near Birmingham in West Midlands ending near Gloucester in Gloucestershire ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Birmingham
West Midlands
Rednal
West Midlands
Barnt Green
Worcestershire
Lickey End
Worcestershire
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
Upton Warren
Worcestershire
Droitwich
Worcestershire
Droitwich Spa
Worcestershire
Martin Hussingtree
Worcestershire
Worcester
Worcestershire
Kerswell Green
Worcestershire
Worcester
Worcestershire
Tewkesbury
Shuthonger
Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
Tredington
Gloucestershire
Coombe Hill
Gloucestershire
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Longford
Gloucestershire
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Current translation for Birmingham
birm derived from
beorma - yeast or leaven - probably bread making
ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
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.
