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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 Iveston in County Durham.
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 8d which goes from Binchester - Corbridge(Binchester - Corbridge)commonly known as 'Dere Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower

8d - Binchester to Corbridge
(Binchester to Corbridge)
commonly known as 'Dere Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 8d starting near Binchester in County Durham ending near Corbridge in Northumberland ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Binchester  County Durham
Crook  County Durham
Hunwick  County Durham
Sunny Brow  County Durham
Willington  County Durham
Crook  County Durham
Durham  County Durham
Lanchester  County Durham
Consett  County Durham
Stocksfield  Northumberland
Riding Mill  Northumberland
Corbridge  Northumberland
Current translation for Binchester
  bin derived from binne - a manger - so most likely sheep
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Crook
  crook derived from crycc - a crook or staff
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Hunwick
  hun derived from hæn - hen/chicken
  wick derived from vicus - small provincial roman town
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sunny Brow
  sunny derived from sunny - sunny
  brow derived from bru - a brow
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Willington
  will derived from wig - idol or shrine
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Welitone(Bedfordshire)
Welrone(Bedfordshire)
Winfletone(Cheshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Crook
  crook derived from crycc - a crook or staff
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Durham
  dur derived from deor - deer
  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 Lanchester
  lan derived from lang - tall or high
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Consett
  con derived from cuna - cows
  sett derived from sete - place
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stocksfield
  stocks derived from stoc - a place, probably a farm or stockade
  field derived from feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Riding Mill
  rid derived from þræd - oxen
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  mill derived from miln - a mill to grind grain
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Corbridge
  cor derived from cor - river cor
  bridge derived from bricge - a bridge
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Major Fort
Corstopitum Roman Major Fort Northumberland Modern name is Corbridge
Roman Watch Tower
Longovicium Roman Watch Tower Durham 
Roman City
Mithraeum Roman City Northumberland 
Roman Watch Tower
Vindomora Roman Watch Tower Durham Modern name is Ebchester
Roman Watch Tower
Vinovia Roman Watch Tower Durham Modern name is Binchester
Roman City
Whitley Castle (Roman Fort) Roman City Northumberland 


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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