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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 Charsfield 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 340 which goes from Barham - Wickham Market(Barham - Wickham Market).
Icon Key:

340 - Barham to Wickham Market
(Barham to Wickham Market)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 340 starting near Masons Landfill Mrf in Suffolk ending near Saxmundham in Suffolk ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Masons Landfill Mrf  Suffolk
Barham  Suffolk
Ipswich  Suffolk
Ashbocking  Suffolk
Ipswich  Suffolk
Woodbridge  Suffolk
Charsfield  Suffolk
Woodbridge  Suffolk
Wickham Market  Suffolk
Woodbridge  Suffolk
Marlesford  Suffolk
Little Glemham  Suffolk
Saxmundham  Suffolk
Current translation for Masons Landfill Mrf
M we cannot translate at the moment
  as derived from æsc - ash trees
  on derived from on - near
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  land derived from land - ground, earth or field
  fil derived from fild - a level field, even, flat land
l we cannot translate at the moment
M we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
f we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Barham
  bar derived from bær - beer or a place where barley was grown
  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:Bercham(Suffolk)
Bercheham(Cambridgeshire)
Berham(Kent)
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 Ashbocking
  ash derived from æsc - ash trees
boc we cannot translate at the moment
  king derived from cyng - the king's
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Assa(Suffolk)
Assia(Suffolk)
Essa(Suffolk)
Hassa(Suffolk)
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 Woodbridge
  wood derived from wudu - wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove.
  bridge derived from bricge - a bridge
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Udebriga(Suffolk)
Udebrige(Suffolk)
Udebryge(Suffolk)
Wdebride(Suffolk)
Wiebrige(Suffolk)
Wudebrige(Suffolk)
Wudebryge(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Charsfield
  char derived from carr - a stone or rock
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Woodbridge
  wood derived from wudu - wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove.
  bridge derived from bricge - a bridge
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Udebriga(Suffolk)
Udebrige(Suffolk)
Udebryge(Suffolk)
Wdebride(Suffolk)
Wiebrige(Suffolk)
Wudebrige(Suffolk)
Wudebryge(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wickham Market
  wick derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
  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.
  market derived from market - a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Wikam(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Woodbridge
  wood derived from wudu - wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove.
  bridge derived from bricge - a bridge
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Udebriga(Suffolk)
Udebrige(Suffolk)
Udebryge(Suffolk)
Wdebride(Suffolk)
Wiebrige(Suffolk)
Wudebrige(Suffolk)
Wudebryge(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Marlesford
  marl derived from marl/mærel - a type of limestone/A rope for mooring a ship
  es derived from æs/æst - meat/east
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Marlesforda(Suffolk)
Merlesforda(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Little Glemham
  little derived from lytel - little, small
G we cannot translate at the moment
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
m 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.
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Saxmundham
  sax derived from seaxe/sæx - axe used by the saxons
  mund derived from mund - protected
  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:Sasmundesham(Suffolk)
Saxmondeham(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
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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
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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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