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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 Radleys End in Essex.
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 300 which goes from Chelmsford - Great Chesterton(Chelmsford - Great Chesterton).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Major Fort

300 - Chelmsford to Great Chesterton
(Chelmsford to Great Chesterton)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 300 starting near Little Waltham in Essex ending near Great Chesterford in Essex ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Little Waltham  Essex
Great Waltham  Essex
Chelmsford  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Barnston  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Thaxted  Essex
Saffron Walden  Essex
Thaxted  Essex
Saffron Walden  Essex
Sewards End  Essex
Saffron Walden  Essex
Little Walden  Essex
Great Chesterford  Essex
Current translation for Little Waltham
  little derived from lytel - little, small
  walt derived from walch - a harrow - farm
  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.
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Waldham(Essex)
Waltham(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Great Waltham
  great derived from great - big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse
  walt derived from walch - a harrow - farm
  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.
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Waldham(Essex)
Waltham(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chelmsford
  chel derived from ceosel - Gravel or shingle
  ms derived from mesan - eating
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Celmeresfort(Essex)
Cheneboltuna(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dunmow
  dun derived from dun - a mountain or hill
  mow derived from mæw - sea gull
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Barnston
  barn derived from beorn - burn,fire or light
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Bernestone(Cheshire)
Bernestuna(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dunmow
  dun derived from dun - a mountain or hill
  mow derived from mæw - sea gull
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Thaxted
  thax derived from taxe - a toad
  ted derived from stæde - a place or pasture
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Tachesteda(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Saffron Walden
  saffron derived from safran - saffron from crocus
  wald derived from weald - forested uplands
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Waledana(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Thaxted
  thax derived from taxe - a toad
  ted derived from stæde - a place or pasture
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Tachesteda(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Saffron Walden
  saffron derived from safran - saffron from crocus
  wald derived from weald - forested uplands
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Waledana(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sewards End
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
e we cannot translate at the moment
  ward derived from weard - used for administrative districts from 1300's
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  end derived from ende - end terminus
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Saffron Walden
  saffron derived from safran - saffron from crocus
  wald derived from weald - forested uplands
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Waledana(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Little Walden
  little derived from lytel - little, small
  wald derived from weald - forested uplands
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Great Chesterford
  great derived from great - big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Cestreforda(Essex)
Cestreforde(Cambridgeshire)
Cestrefort(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Major Fort
Othona Roman Major Fort Essex Modern name is Bradwell-on-sea
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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