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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 Leicester Forest East in Leicestershire.
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 57b which goes from Leicester - Mancetter(Leicester - Mancetter).
Icon Key:

57b - Leicester to Mancetter
(Leicester to Mancetter)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 57b starting near Atherstone in Warwickshire ending near Leicester in Leicestershire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Atherstone  Warwickshire
Nuneaton  Leicestershire
Kirkby Mallory  Leicestershire
Peckleton  Leicestershire
Leicester  Leicestershire
Leicester Forest East  Leicestershire
Leicester  Leicestershire
Leicester Forest East  Leicestershire
Leicester  Leicestershire
Current translation for Atherstone
  at derived from æt - at (near)
  herst derived from hyrst - A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
o we cannot translate at the moment
  ne derived from niew - new
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Nuneaton
Nun we cannot translate at the moment
  ea derived from ea - stream
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Etone(Warwickshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Kirkby Mallory
  kirk derived from kirkja - church
  ending in by|by derived from buð - shelter
M we cannot translate at the moment
  all derived from ellen/alr/aler - elder tree
or we cannot translate at the moment
  ending in y derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cherchebi(Leicestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Peckleton
  peck derived from pic - pitch
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Pechintone(Leicestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leicester
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  i derived from iw - yew
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Ledecestre(Leicestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leicester Forest East
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  i derived from iw - yew
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
  forest derived from forest - an area for royal hunting
  east derived from east - east
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leicester
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  i derived from iw - yew
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Ledecestre(Leicestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leicester Forest East
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  i derived from iw - yew
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
  forest derived from forest - an area for royal hunting
  east derived from east - east
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leicester
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  i derived from iw - yew
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Ledecestre(Leicestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name


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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