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Map Position
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 51.81269,-1.98798 in . |
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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 55 which goes from Cirencester - Hailes(White Way and Salt Way, Cirencester - Hailes)commonly known as 'White Way and Salt Way'.
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55 - Cirencester to Hailes
(White Way and Salt Way, Cirencester to Hailes)
commonly known as 'White Way and Salt Way'Ivan D Margary Roman Road 55 starting near Cirencester in Gloucestershire ending near Didbrook in Gloucestershire .... |
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| Cirencester | Gloucestershire |
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| Cheltenham | Gloucestershire |
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| Winchcombe | Gloucestershire |
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| Didbrook | Gloucestershire |
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| Current translation for Cirencester |
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ciren derived from cicen – chicken |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Chicken roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cirecestre (Gloucestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Cheltenham |
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chelten derived from ciltern – the chiltern hills |
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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. |
| “Chiltern hills denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Winchcombe |
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winch derived from win – pasture |
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combe derived from comb – A low place enclosed with hills, a valley |
| “Pasture low place enclosed with hills, a valley” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Wicecombe (Gloucestershire) |
| Wicelcombe (Gloucestershire) |
| Wicelcumbe (Gloucestershire) |
| Wincelcumbe (Gloucestershire) |
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| Current translation for Didbrook |
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did derived from dydan – place of killing - abbatoir |
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brook derived from broc – a brook or stream |
| “Place of killing brook or stream” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Locations Shown on map |
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County | Current Name |
| Alchester | Roman Town | Oxfordshire | | Ariconium | Roman Watch Tower | Herefordshire | | Corinium Dobunnorum | Roman Town | Gloucestershire | Modern name is Cirencester | | Dorchester on Thames | Roman Town | Oxfordshire | | Villa | Roman Villa | Oxfordshire |
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