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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 Stanmore in Greater London.
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 1d which goes from London(marble Arch) - St Albans(London(marble Arch) - St Albans)commonly known as 'Watling Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town

1d - London(marble Arch) to St Albans
(London(marble Arch) to St Albans)
commonly known as 'Watling Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 1d starting near London in Greater London ending near St Albans in Hertfordshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
London  Greater London
Edgware  Greater London
Stanmore  Greater London
Elstree  Hertfordshire
Radlett  Hertfordshire
Colney Street  Hertfordshire
Frogmore  Hertfordshire
Park Street  Hertfordshire
St Albans  Hertfordshire
Current translation for London
  london derived from lunden burh - from roman londinium
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Edgware
Edg we cannot translate at the moment
  ware derived from wær - the sea
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stanmore
  stan derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
  more derived from mere - the sea - possibly an inlet
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Stamere(Wiltshire)
Stanmere(Middlesex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Elstree
  el derived from el - person
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  tree derived from treow - a tree
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Radlett
  rad derived from rad - a harness
  starting in l derived from el - person
  ett derived from eþ - waves
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Colney Street
  coln derived from coln - a pebble or stone
  ey derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
  street derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Frogmore
Frogm we cannot translate at the moment
  ore derived from ore/ora - a mineral in raw state/a shore, haven or port
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Park Street
  park derived from parricus - fenced area
  street derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for St Albans
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
  al derived from el - eel
  ban derived from ban - bone
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Villa Sancti Albani(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Dorchester on Thames Roman Town Oxfordshire 
Roman City
Londinium Roman City  Modern name is London
Roman Town
Verulamium Roman Town Oxfordshire Modern name is St Albans


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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