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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 Coleford in Devon.
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 492 which goes from Exeter - North Tawton(Exeter - North Tawton).
Icon Key:
Roman Town

492 - Exeter to North Tawton
(Exeter to North Tawton)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 492 starting near North Tawton in Devon ending near Exeter in Devon ....

This route passes through the following locations.
North Tawton  Devon
Crediton  Devon
Bow  Devon
Crediton  Devon
Newton Saint Cyres  Devon
Exeter  Devon
Cowley  Devon
Exeter  Devon
Current translation for North Tawton
  north derived from norþ - north
  taw derived from tawa - part of a cart
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Northam(Devon)
Tauetone(Devon)
Tawetone(Devon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Crediton
  credi derived from credic - a bowl
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Critetone(Devon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bow
  bow derived from boh - a bow
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Brichelle(Buckinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Crediton
  credi derived from credic - a bowl
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Critetone(Devon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Newton Saint Cyres
  new derived from niwe - new
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
C we cannot translate at the moment
  yr derived from yr - the
  es derived from æs/æst - meat/east
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Exeter
  ex derived from æc - oak tree
  eter derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Execestre(Devon)
Exonia(Devon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Cowley
  cow derived from ge-cow - something chewed
  ley derived from el æg/leah - person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Collei(Derbyshire)
Couelie(Middlesex)
Covelie(Oxfordshire)
Kulege(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Exeter
  ex derived from æc - oak tree
  eter derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Execestre(Devon)
Exonia(Devon)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Isca Dumnoniorum Roman Town Devon 


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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