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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 Welwyn in Hertfordshire.
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 21a which goes from St Albans - Braughing(St Albans - Braughing).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town

21a - St Albans to Braughing
(St Albans to Braughing)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 21a starting near St Albans in Hertfordshire ending near Ware in Hertfordshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
St Albans  Hertfordshire
Welwyn  Hertfordshire
Datchworth  Hertfordshire
Watton at Stone  Hertfordshire
Ware  Hertfordshire
Dane End  Hertfordshire
Ware  Hertfordshire
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
Current translation for Welwyn
  wel derived from wille - A well, spring, fountain
  wyn derived from win - wine
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Welga(Hertfordshire)
Welge(Hertfordshire)
Wilga(Hertfordshire)
Wilge(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Datchworth
  datch derived from þæc - roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch)
  worth derived from weort/worð - wort, herb/land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Daceworde(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Watton At Stone
  wat derived from hwaet/watel - wheat/wattle
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
  at derived from æt - at (near)
  stone derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Watone(Hertfordshire)
Wodtone(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ware
  ware derived from wær - the sea
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Wares(Bedfordshire)
Warres(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dane End
  dane derived from daen/den-bera - a valley / woodland swine pasture
  end derived from ende - end terminus
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ware
  ware derived from wær - the sea
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Wares(Bedfordshire)
Warres(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman City
Ravensburgh Castle (Fort) Roman City Bedfordshire 
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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