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 52.04377,-1.81975 in Gloucestershire.
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 18a which goes from Bourton On The Water - Alcester(Bourton On The Water - Alcester)commonly known as 'Ryknild Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman Town
Roman Villa
Roman Watch Tower
18a - Bourton On The Water to Alcester (Bourton On The Water to Alcester) commonly known as 'Ryknild Street'
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 18a starting near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire ending near Alcester in Warwickshire ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Lower Slaughter
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Moreton-in-Marsh
Gloucestershire
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
Weston Subedge
Gloucestershire
Evesham
Worcestershire
Bidford-on-Avon
Warwickshire
Alcester
Warwickshire
Wixford
Warwickshire
Oversley Castle
Warwickshire
Alcester
Warwickshire
Current translation for Cheltenham
chelten derived from
ciltern - the chiltern hills
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.
