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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 Maltby in South Yorkshire.
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 189 which goes from Catcliffe - Oldcoates(Catcliffe - Oldcoates).
Icon Key:
Roman City

189 - Catcliffe to Oldcoates
(Catcliffe to Oldcoates)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 189 starting near Catcliffe in South Yorkshire ending near Retford in Nottinghamshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Catcliffe  South Yorkshire
Treeton  South Yorkshire
Whiston  South Yorkshire
Morthen  South Yorkshire
Thurcroft  South Yorkshire
Sheffield  South Yorkshire
Worksop  South Yorkshire
Blyth  Nottinghamshire
Retford  Nottinghamshire
Current translation for Catcliffe
  cat derived from cattes - cat mint
  cliffe derived from clif - a cliff or steep decent
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Treeton
  tree derived from treow - a tree
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Trectone(Yorkshire)
Tretone(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Whiston
Wh we cannot translate at the moment
  i derived from iw - yew
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Wicentone(Northamptonshire)
Wicetone(Northamptonshire)
Widestan(Yorkshire)
Witestone(Staffordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Morthen
  mor derived from mor - a moor, waste and damp land
t we cannot translate at the moment
  hen derived from hen - old
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Thurcroft
Thurcroft we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sheffield
  shef derived from sheaf - the river sheaf
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Snelle(Sussex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Worksop
W we cannot translate at the moment
  or derived from or - one or the other
k we cannot translate at the moment
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  ending in op derived from hofa - the court of a prince or justice
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Werchesope(Nottinghamshire)
Werchessope(Nottinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Blyth
Blyth we cannot translate at the moment
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Blide(Nottinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Retford
  ret derived from ræt - a rat
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman City
Melandra Castle (Roman Fort) Roman City Derbyshire 


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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