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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 52.78116,-0.38935 in .
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 26 which goes from Ailsworth - Ancaster(Ailsworth - Ancaster)commonly known as 'King Street'.
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26 - Ailsworth to Ancaster
(Ailsworth to Ancaster)
commonly known as 'King Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 26 starting near Upton in Peterborough ending near Grantham in Lincolnshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Upton  Peterborough
Peterborough  Peterborough
West Deeping  Lincolnshire
Peterborough  Lincolnshire
Baston  Lincolnshire
Peterborough  Lincolnshire
Kates Bridge  Lincolnshire
Bourne  Lincolnshire
Thurlby  Lincolnshire
Bourne  Lincolnshire
Grantham  Lincolnshire
Grantham  Lincolnshire
Current translation for Upton
  up derived from yppe  – a raised place, a lookout place
  ton derived from tun  – a settlement on a hill
“Raised place, a lookout place settlement on a hill”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Opertune (Huntingdonshire)
Opetone (Buckinghamshire)
Opetone (Nottinghamshire)
Opetune (Lincolnshire)
Opetune (Norfolk)
Optone (Cheshire)
Optone (Northamptonshire)
Optone (Warwickshire)
Optuna (Norfolk)
Ullwintone (Warwickshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Peterborough
  peter derived from petersilige  – herb parsley/st peter
  borough derived from burgus  – a roman signalling tower
“Herb parsley roman signalling tower”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Burg (Bedfordshire)
Burg (Lincolnshire)
Deneforde (Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for West Deeping
  west derived from wæst  – west
  deep derived from deop  – a deep place on land or deep water near the sea
  ing derived from ænge  – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
“West deep place on land or deep water near the sea troubled village”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:West Depinge (Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Peterborough
  peter derived from petersilige  – herb parsley/st peter
  borough derived from burgus  – a roman signalling tower
“Herb parsley roman signalling tower”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Burg (Bedfordshire)
Burg (Lincolnshire)
Deneforde (Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Baston
  bast derived from bæst  – the inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made
  on derived from on  – near
“Near inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Bacstune (Lincolnshire)
Bastune (Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Peterborough
  peter derived from petersilige  – herb parsley/st peter
  borough derived from burgus  – a roman signalling tower
“Herb parsley roman signalling tower”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Burg (Bedfordshire)
Burg (Lincolnshire)
Deneforde (Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Kates Bridge
  kates derived from cattes  – cat mint
  bridge derived from bricge  – a bridge
“Cat mint bridge”
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bourne
  bourne derived from burn  – a brook or stream
“Brook or stream”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Brune (Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Thurlby
  thurl derived from ceorl  – a freeman
  by derived from by  – near
“Near freeman”
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bourne
  bourne derived from burn  – a brook or stream
“Brook or stream”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Brune (Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Grantham
G we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere  – person
  an derived from ƿan  – Wetlands
t we cannot translate at the moment
  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.
“Wetlands denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Graham (Lincolnshire)
Grandham (Lincolnshire)
Granham (Lincolnshire)
Grantham (Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Grantham
G we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere  – person
  an derived from ƿan  – Wetlands
t we cannot translate at the moment
  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.
“Wetlands denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker”
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Graham (Lincolnshire)
Grandham (Lincolnshire)
Granham (Lincolnshire)
Grantham (Lincolnshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
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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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Wadhurst History Society
Bexhill Old Town Preservation Society
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Ninfield History Group
Hastings Rock the place to listen to
A detailed historic site for Hastings
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Mayfield Local History Society
Wealden Iron Research Group
Roman, Saxon and Norman History of the South East
Sigi
Rye Museum
 

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