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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 Steeple Morden in Cambridgeshire.
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 230 which goes from Newnham - Thriplow(Newnham - Thriplow)commonly known as 'Ashwell Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town

230 - Newnham to Thriplow
(Newnham to Thriplow)
commonly known as 'Ashwell Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 230 starting near Stotfold in ending near Royston in Cambridgeshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Stotfold  
Baldock  Hertfordshire
Ashwell  Hertfordshire
Royston  Cambridgeshire
Steeple Morden  Cambridgeshire
Litlington  Cambridgeshire
Bassingbourn  Cambridgeshire
Melbourn  Cambridgeshire
Fowlmere  Cambridgeshire
Royston  Cambridgeshire
Current translation for Stotfold
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
ot we cannot translate at the moment
  fold derived from fealdan - pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Stodfald(Berkshire)
Stodfald(Bedfordshire)
Stodfald(Yorkshire)
Stotfalt(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Baldock
  bald derived from bæl - fire
  ock derived from aac - oak tree
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ashwell
  ash derived from æsc - ash trees
  well derived from wille - A well, spring, fountain
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Ascewelle(Hertfordshire)
Assewella(Essex)
Ateleia(Essex)
Escewelle(Hertfordshire)
Exewelle(Lincolnshire)
Exewelle(Rutland)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Royston
  r derived from ere - person
o we cannot translate at the moment
  ending in y derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Rorestone(Berkshire)
Rorestone(Yorkshire)
Rorestun(Berkshire)
Rorestun(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Steeple Morden
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
eep we cannot translate at the moment
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  mor derived from mor - a moor, waste and damp land
  den derived from daen/den-bera - a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Mordune(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Litlington
  lit derived from lit - a small boat
  ling derived from el ænge - people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Lidlingtone(Cambridgeshire)
Lidlintone(Cambridgeshire)
Lidtingtone(Cambridgeshire)
Litingtone(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bassingbourn
  bas derived from basu - a type of scarlet robe
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  bourn derived from burn - a brook or stream
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Basingborne(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Melbourn
M we cannot translate at the moment
  el derived from el - person
  bourn derived from burn - a brook or stream
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Melleborne(Cambridgeshire)
Melleburne(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Fowlmere
  fo derived from feoh - cattle
wl we cannot translate at the moment
  mere derived from mære - sea or lake (large body of water)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Fugelesmara(Cambridgeshire)
Fugleme(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Royston
  r derived from ere - person
o we cannot translate at the moment
  ending in y derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Rorestone(Berkshire)
Rorestone(Yorkshire)
Rorestun(Berkshire)
Rorestun(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Lactodurum Roman Town Northamptonshire Modern name is Towcester
Roman City
Ravensburgh Castle (Fort) Roman City Bedfordshire 


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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