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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 Woolpit in Suffolk.
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 330 which goes from Bildeston - Ixworth(Bildeston - Ixworth).
Icon Key:

330 - Bildeston to Ixworth
(Bildeston to Ixworth)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 330 starting near Ipswich in Suffolk ending near Ixworth in Suffolk ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Ipswich  Suffolk
Hitcham  Suffolk
Ipswich  Suffolk
Stowmarket  Suffolk
Rattlesden  Suffolk
Woolpit  Suffolk
Bury Saint Edmunds  Suffolk
Ixworth  Suffolk
Current translation for Ipswich
  starting in ip derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Gepeswiz(Suffolk)
Gereswiz(Suffolk)
Gipeswiz(Suffolk)
Gipeuuid(Suffolk)
Gipewiz(Suffolk)
Gypeswiz(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Hitcham
  hitch derived from hæc - hatch, grating, a gate made of latticework
  am 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:Hecham(Suffolk)
Hetcham(Suffolk)
Hucheham(Buckinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ipswich
  starting in ip derived from yppe - a raised place, a lookout place
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Gepeswiz(Suffolk)
Gereswiz(Suffolk)
Gipeswiz(Suffolk)
Gipeuuid(Suffolk)
Gipewiz(Suffolk)
Gypeswiz(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stowmarket
  stow derived from stow - a place possibly holy
  market derived from market - a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Rattlesden
  r derived from ere - person
  attle derived from at-land - place where oats are grown
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  den derived from daen/den-bera - a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Rachestdena(Suffolk)
Rastedena(Suffolk)
Ratesdana(Suffolk)
Ratesdane(Suffolk)
Ratlesdena(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Woolpit
  wool derived from wul - wool
  pit derived from pytt - a pit or hole in the ground
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Wlfpeta(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bury Saint Edmunds
  bury derived from burh/beorg/berie - fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
  edmunds derived from edmund - a saint
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ixworth
  ix derived from IX/vicus - possibly derived from the Roman Ninth Legion Hispana/ or a diminuitive of wick - small provincial roman town
  worth derived from weort/worð - wort, herb/land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Giswortha(Suffolk)
Icsewrda(Suffolk)
Ixeword(Suffolk)
Torpa(Suffolk)
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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