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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 Oxenwood in Wiltshire.
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 43 which goes from Winchester - Wanborough(Winchester - Mildenhall - Wanborough).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Villa
Roman Watch Tower
Roman Bloomery

43 - Winchester to Wanborough
(Winchester to Mildenhall to Wanborough)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 43 starting near Winchester in Hampshire ending near Swindon in Swindon ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Winchester  Hampshire
Sutton Scotney  Hampshire
Andover  Hampshire
Marlborough  Wiltshire
Mildenhall  Wiltshire
Chiseldon  Swindon
Wanborough  Swindon
Swindon  Swindon
Current translation for Winchester
  win derived from win / wein - a pasture / wine
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Wincestre(Hampshire)
Wintonia(Hampshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sutton Scotney
  sut derived from suþ - south
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  cot derived from cotlyf - a small village
  ney derived from en æg - en - people of and æg - an island
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Sudtune(Hampshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Andover
  an derived from ƿan - Wetlands
  dover derived from dofere - dubras , the waters
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Andovere(Hampshire)
Andret(Hampshire)
Aoltone(Hampshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Marlborough
  marl derived from marl/mærel - a type of limestone/A rope for mooring a ship
  borough derived from burh - from Roman Burgus a roman signalling place or one of Alfred the Great's fortifications
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Merleberge(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Mildenhall
  mil derived from mil - millet
  den derived from daen/den-bera - a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday
  hall derived from heall - hall
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Midelhale(Norfolk)
Mildenhalle(Wiltshire)
Mitdenehalla(Suffolk)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chiseldon
  chi derived from chyae - a crow or jay
  sel derived from sel - if near a river - a willow tree
otherwise a hall
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Chiseldene(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wanborough
  wan derived from win - pasture
  borough derived from burh - from Roman Burgus a roman signalling place or one of Alfred the Great's fortifications
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Wemberge(Wiltshire)
Weneberge(Surrey)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Swindon
  swin derived from swyn - pig
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Suindone(Gloucestershire)
Suindone(Wiltshire)
Suindune(Wiltshire)
Svindone(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Aquae Sulis Roman Town Somerset Modern name is Bath
Roman Town
Calleva Atrebatum Roman Town  Modern name is Silchester
Roman Watch Tower
Castle Hill Roman Watch Tower Kent 
Roman Watch Tower
Castle Shaw Roman Watch Tower Sussex 
Roman Town
Clausentum Roman Town City of Southampton Modern name is Bitterne
Roman Town
Corinium Dobunnorum Roman Town Gloucestershire Modern name is Cirencester
Roman Town
Cunetio Roman Town Suffolk Modern name is Mildenhall
Roman Town
Dorchester on Thames Roman Town Oxfordshire 
Roman Town
Durocornovium Roman Town Wiltshire Modern name is Wanborough
Roman Watch Tower
Iping Roman Station Roman Watch Tower Sussex Modern name is Iping
Roman Town
Lendiniae Roman Town Somerset Modern name is Ilchester
Roman Villa
Leucomagus Roman Villa  Modern name is East Anton, Andover
Roman City
Londinium Roman City  Modern name is London
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Broadfield Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Brook House / Oxley Wood 1 Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Cow Park Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Frankham, Mark Cross Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Front Wood, Bevingford 1 Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Garden Hill Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Great Cansiron (Blacklands) Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Hempstead Wood 1 Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Howbourne Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Limney Farm 1 Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Little Furnace Wood Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Magreed Farm Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Markly Wood Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Newnham Park, Chillies Farm Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Oakenden Farm Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Oldlands Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Pounsley Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Ridge Hill Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Standen Roman Bloomery  
Roman Bloomery
Roman Bloomery Walesbeech Roman Bloomery  
Roman Town
Sorviodunum Roman Town Wiltshire Modern name is Old Sarum
Roman Watch Tower
Spinae Roman Watch Tower  Modern name is Speen
Roman Town
Venta Belgarum Roman Town  Modern name is Winchester
Roman Town
Verlucio Roman Town Wiltshire Modern name is Sandy Lane
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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