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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 Leeds in West Yorkshire.
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 72b which goes from Ilkley - Tadcaster(Ilkley - Tadcaster).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower

72b - Ilkley to Tadcaster
(Ilkley to Tadcaster)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 72b starting near Ilkley in West Yorkshire ending near Tadcaster in North Yorkshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Ilkley  West Yorkshire
Burley in Wharfedale  West Yorkshire
Menston  West Yorkshire
Guiseley  West Yorkshire
Leeds  West Yorkshire
Horsforth  West Yorkshire
Leeds  West Yorkshire
Wetherby  West Yorkshire
Bramham  West Yorkshire
Tadcaster  North Yorkshire
Current translation for Ilkley
  il derived from ildu - old
k we cannot translate at the moment
  ley derived from el æg/leah - person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Ilecliue(Yorkshire)
Illecliue(Yorkshire)
Illiclei(Yorkshire)
Illicleia(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Burley In Wharfedale
  bur derived from beorg/burgus - a high place - hill/possible roman signalling tower
  ley derived from el æg/leah - person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land
  in derived from en - the people of
  wharf derived from hwearf - A wharf, bank, shore
e we cannot translate at the moment
  dale derived from dæl - valley
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Burgelei(Yorkshire)
Burghelai(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Menston
M we cannot translate at the moment
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
  ston derived from stan - stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Mersintone(Berkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Guiseley
Gu we cannot translate at the moment
  i derived from iw - yew
  se derived from sæ - the sea
  ley derived from el æg/leah - person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Gisele(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leeds
  leeds derived from hlæd / hlida - a pile or mound or agger / a ford
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Esledes(Kent)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Horsforth
  hors derived from heors - horse
  forth derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Horseford(Yorkshire)
Horseforde(Yorkshire)
Hoseforde(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leeds
  leeds derived from hlæd / hlida - a pile or mound or agger / a ford
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Esledes(Kent)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Wetherby
  wet derived from wæt - wet or moist
he we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
  by derived from by - near
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Wedrebi(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bramham
  bram derived from bræmel - a bramble
  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:Braham(Yorkshire)
Brameham(Yorkshire)
Bramham(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tadcaster
  tad derived from tadige - toad
  caster derived from cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Tatecastre(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Watch Tower
Derventione Roman Watch Tower Yorkshire Modern name is Stamford Bridge
Roman Major Fort
Eburacum Roman Major Fort York Modern name is York
Roman City
Isurium Roman City North Yorkshire Modern name is Aldborough


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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