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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 Great Dunmow 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 32 which goes from Braughing - Colchester(Braughing - Colchester)commonly known as 'Stane Street'.
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Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Major Fort

32 - Braughing to Colchester
(Braughing to Colchester)
commonly known as 'Stane Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 32 starting near Puckeridge in Hertfordshire ending near Colchester in Essex ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Puckeridge  Hertfordshire
Ware  Hertfordshire
Bishop's Stortford  Hertfordshire
Ware  Hertfordshire
Bishop's Stortford  Hertfordshire
Takeley  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Little Canfield  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Great Dunmow  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Great Dunmow  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Felsted  Essex
Dunmow  Essex
Rayne  Essex
Braintree  Essex
Rayne  Essex
Braintree  Essex
Stisted  Essex
Braintree  Essex
Coggeshall  Essex
Marks Tey  Essex
Stanway  Essex
Colchester  Essex
Current translation for Puckeridge
  puck derived from pucca - mischevious spirit (puck)
  eridge derived from ern hrycg - eagle ridge
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 Bishop S Stortford
  bishop derived from bisceop - land owned by a bishop
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  stort derived from steort - a promontory, tongue of land
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
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 Bishop S Stortford
  bishop derived from bisceop - land owned by a bishop
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  stort derived from steort - a promontory, tongue of land
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Takeley
  take derived from þæc - roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch)
  ley derived from æg/leah - an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Tacheleia(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 Little Canfield
  little derived from lytel - little, small
  can derived from þan - wetlands
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Canedfelda(Essex)
Canefelda(Essex)
Canfelda(Essex)
Chenefelda(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 Great Dunmow
  great derived from great - big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse
  dun derived from dun - a mountain or hill
  mow derived from mæw - sea gull
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Dommaua(Essex)
Dommawa(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 Great Dunmow
  great derived from great - big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse
  dun derived from dun - a mountain or hill
  mow derived from mæw - sea gull
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Dommaua(Essex)
Dommawa(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 Felsted
  fel derived from fel - skin, hides or pelts
  sted derived from stæde - a place or pasture
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Felstede(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 Rayne
  ra derived from ra - roebuck - deer
  yne derived from ynne - onion
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Raines(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Braintree
  brain derived from breneþ - burn, burning
  tree derived from treow - a tree
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Branchetreu(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Rayne
  ra derived from ra - roebuck - deer
  yne derived from ynne - onion
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Raines(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Braintree
  brain derived from breneþ - burn, burning
  tree derived from treow - a tree
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Branchetreu(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stisted
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
  i derived from iw - yew
  sted derived from stæde - a place or pasture
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Stiesteda(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Braintree
  brain derived from breneþ - burn, burning
  tree derived from treow - a tree
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Branchetreu(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Coggeshall
  cogges derived from crog - a small bottle - amphora
  hall derived from heall - hall
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Marks Tey
  mark derived from maerc - a boundary
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  tey derived from twy - a twig or shoot
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Teia(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stanway
  stan derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
  way derived from weg - a means of access - track or road
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Stanewega(Essex)
Staneweie(Shropshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Colchester
  col derived from coln - river colne/pebble stones
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Colecastro(Essex)
Colecestra(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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