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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 Sherston 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 5c which goes from Bath - Cirencester(Foss Way , Bath - Cirencester)commonly known as 'Foss Way'.
Icon Key:
Roman Town
Roman Watch Tower

5c - Bath to Cirencester
(Foss Way , Bath to Cirencester)
commonly known as 'Foss Way'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 5c starting near Avon in Bath and North East Somerset ending near Cirencester in Gloucestershire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Avon  Bath and North East Somerset
Bath  Bath and North East Somerset
Batheaston  Bath and North East Somerset
Bathford  Bath and North East Somerset
Colerne  
Chippenham  Wiltshire
Sherston  Wiltshire
Malmesbury  Wiltshire
Tetbury  Wiltshire
Cirencester  Wiltshire
Current translation for Avon
  avon derived from afon - the river avon
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Avere(Hampshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bath
  bath derived from bæþ - bath - usually associated with natural warm springs
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Bada(Somerset)
Bade(Somerset)
Bade(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Batheaston
  bath derived from bæþ - bath - usually associated with natural warm springs
  east derived from east - east
  on derived from on - near
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Estone(Somerset)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bathford
  bath derived from bæþ - bath - usually associated with natural warm springs
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Forde(Somerset)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Colerne
  cole derived from cawl - kale or cabbage
  r derived from ere - person
  ne derived from niew - new
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chippenham
  chipp derived from ceap - good price - market
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
  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.
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Chepeha(Wiltshire)
Chipeham(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sherston
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  herst derived from hyrst - A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
  on derived from on - near
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Sorestone(Wiltshire)
Sorstain(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Malmesbury
  mal derived from melu - flour
  mes derived from mes - dung
  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:Malmesberie(Wiltshire)
Mamesberie(Wiltshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tetbury
  tet derived from tæpped - wall or floor covering - carpet
  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
Name found:Teteberie(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Cirencester
  ciren derived from cicen - chicken
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cirecestre(Gloucestershire)
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
Corinium Dobunnorum Roman Town Gloucestershire Modern name is Cirencester
Roman Town
Cunetio Roman Town Suffolk Modern name is Mildenhall
Roman Town
Durocornovium Roman Town Wiltshire Modern name is Wanborough
Roman Watch Tower
Spinae Roman Watch Tower  Modern name is Speen
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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