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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 53.2292,-2.60713 in .
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 7a which goes from Chester - Manchester(Chester - Manchester).
Icon Key:

7a - Chester to Manchester
(Chester to Manchester)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 7a starting near Chester in Cheshire West and Chester ending near Manchester in Greater Manchester ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Chester  Cheshire West and Chester
Littleton  Cheshire West and Chester
Christleton  Cheshire West and Chester
Chester  Cheshire West and Chester
Tarvin  Cheshire West and Chester
Chester  Cheshire West and Chester
Tarporley  Cheshire West and Chester
Delamere  Cheshire West and Chester
Northwich  Cheshire West and Chester
Sandiway  Cheshire West and Chester
Hartford  Cheshire West and Chester
Northwich  Cheshire West and Chester
Knutsford  Cheshire East
Plumley  Cheshire East
Tabley  Cheshire East
Mere  Cheshire East
Knutsford  Cheshire East
Bowdon  Greater Manchester
Altrincham  Greater Manchester
Sale  Greater Manchester
Stretford  Greater Manchester
Manchester  Greater Manchester
Current translation for Chester
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cestre(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Littleton
  little derived from lytel - little, small
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Liteltone(Dorset)
Liteltone(Hampshire)
Liteltone(Surrey)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Christleton
Ch we cannot translate at the moment
  ris derived from ræs - a whirlpool or rapid tide
t we cannot translate at the moment
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
  ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cristetone(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chester
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cestre(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tarvin
  tar derived from teoru - tar, bitumen, resin, gum
v we cannot translate at the moment
  in derived from en - the people of
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Terve(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Chester
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cestre(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tarporley
  tar derived from teoru - tar, bitumen, resin, gum
p we cannot translate at the moment
  orle derived from orildu/horh - very old / clammy air - foggy
  ending in y derived from æg/leah - derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Torpelei(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Delamere
  del derived from dæl - a deep hollow or valley
  amer derived from amer - a type of spelt(corn)
e we cannot translate at the moment
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Deliau(Cornwall)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Northwich
  north derived from norþ - north
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Norwich(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sandiway
  sand derived from sand - sand
  i derived from iw - yew
  way derived from weg - a means of access - track or road
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Hartford
  hart derived from heort - a male deer or stag
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Hereford(Huntingdonshire)
Herford(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Northwich
  north derived from norþ - north
  wich derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Norwich(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Knutsford
  knut derived from cnut - King Canute
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cunetesford(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Plumley
Plum we cannot translate at the moment
  ley derived from el æg/leah - person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Tabley
Tab 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
Name found:Stablei(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Mere
  mere derived from mære - sea or lake (large body of water)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Mera(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Knutsford
  knut derived from cnut - King Canute
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cunetesford(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bowdon
  bow derived from boh - a bow
  ending in don derived from dun - a place near a steep hill/hillfort
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Bogedone(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Altrincham
  alt derived from alet - fire - possibly crematory
  rinc derived from nering - a defended village
  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.
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sale
  sale derived from sealh - willow tree
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stretford
  stret derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Stratford(Herefordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Manchester
  man derived from mann - man
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
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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