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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 Everleigh 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 44 which goes from Old Sarum - Mildenhall(Old Sarum - Mildenhall).
Icon Key:
Roman Town
Roman Villa
Roman Watch Tower

44 - Old Sarum to Mildenhall
(Old Sarum to Mildenhall)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 44 starting near Salisbury in Wiltshire ending near Mildenhall in Wiltshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Salisbury  Wiltshire
Bulford Camp  Wiltshire
Salisbury  Wiltshire
Marlborough  Wiltshire
Pewsey  Wiltshire
Marlborough  Wiltshire
Mildenhall  Wiltshire
Current translation for Salisbury
  salis derived from salig - willow tree
  bury derived from burh/beorg/berie - fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Sarisberiam(Somerset)
Sarisberie(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bulford Camp
Bul we cannot translate at the moment
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
  camp derived from camp - field
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Salisbury
  salis derived from salig - willow tree
  bury derived from burh/beorg/berie - fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Sarisberiam(Somerset)
Sarisberie(Wiltshire)
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 burgus - a roman signalling tower
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Merleberge(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Pewsey
  pew derived from euwa - a sheep
  sey derived from æg - an island
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Peuesie(Wiltshire)
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 burgus - a roman signalling tower
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
 
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 Town
Cunetio Roman Town Suffolk Modern name is Mildenhall
Roman Villa
Leucomagus Roman Villa  Modern name is East Anton, Andover
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


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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Author: Simon M - Last Updated: 08/11/2024 13:30
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