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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 Scole in Norfolk.
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 3d which goes from Baylham - Caistor By Norwich(Baylham - Caistor by Norwich).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort

3d - Baylham to Caistor By Norwich
(Baylham to Caistor by Norwich)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 3d starting near Ipswich in Suffolk ending near Caistor Saint Edmund in Norfolk ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Ipswich  Suffolk
Stowmarket  Suffolk
Eye  Suffolk
Yaxley  Suffolk
Scole  Norfolk
Dickleburgh  Norfolk
Diss  Norfolk
Long Stratton  Norfolk
Norwich  Norfolk
Newton Flotman  Norfolk
Norwich  Norfolk
Caistor Saint Edmund  Norfolk
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 Eye
  eye derived from æg - an island
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Eia(Norfolk)
Eia(Suffolk)
Heia(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Yaxley
  ending in y derived from æg/leah - derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon)
  ax derived from æsc - ash tree
  ley derived from el æg/leah - person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Iachelea(Suffolk)
Iacheleia(Suffolk)
Iacheslea(Suffolk)
Lacheslei(Huntingdonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Scole
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  cole derived from cawl - kale or cabbage
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dickleburgh
  dickle derived from dic el - the people of the dike
  burgh derived from beorg/burgus - a high place - hill/possible roman signalling tower
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Dicclesburc(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Diss
  diss derived from þes - place of demons
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Dice(Norfolk)
Dice(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Long Stratton
  long derived from lange - long
  strat derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Norwich
  nor derived from norþ - north
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Noruic(Norfolk)
Norwici(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Newton Flotman
  new derived from niwe - new
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
  flot derived from fleot - a fast moving body of water,a bay, estuary, river etc - a place where boats float
  man derived from mann - man
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Niwestuna(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Norwich
  nor derived from norþ - north
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Noruic(Norfolk)
Norwici(Norfolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Caistor Saint Edmund
  caistor derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
  edmund derived from edmund - a saint
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman City
Burgh Castle Marshes Roman City Norfolk 
Roman Major Fort
Caister Roman Fort Roman Major Fort Norfolk Modern name is Caister On Sea
Roman Major Fort
Gariannonum Roman Major Fort Norfolk Modern name is Burgh Castle
Roman City
Ravensburgh Castle (Fort) Roman City Bedfordshire 


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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