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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 Capel St Mary 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 3c which goes from Colchester - Baylham(The Pye Road, Colchester - Baylham)commonly known as 'The Pye Road'.
Icon Key:

3c - Colchester to Baylham
(The Pye Road, Colchester to Baylham)
commonly known as 'The Pye Road'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 3c starting near Colchester in Essex ending near Ipswich in Suffolk ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Colchester  Essex
Langham  Essex
Stratford Saint Mary  Suffolk
Capel Saint Mary  Suffolk
Copdock  Suffolk
Ipswich  Suffolk
Bramford  Suffolk
Ipswich  Suffolk
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
Current translation for Langham
  lang derived from læng - long
  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:Lagaam(Norfolk)
Laingaham(Essex)
Langaham(Norfolk)
Langeham(Somerset)
Langham(Norfolk)
Langham(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stratford Saint Mary
  strat derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
  mary derived from mary - saint mary
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Capel Saint Mary
  capel derived from capel - chapel
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
  mary derived from mary - saint mary
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Copdock
C we cannot translate at the moment
  ending in op derived from hofa - the court of a prince or justice
  dock derived from dox - dark coloured
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 Bramford
  bram derived from bræmel - a bramble
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Branfort(Suffolk)
Brumfor(Suffolk)
Brunfort(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
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name


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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