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 Ewhurst in Surrey.
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 151 which goes from Rowhook - Winterfold Heath(Rowhook - Winterfold Heath).
Icon Key:
Roman Watch Tower
Roman Bloomery
151 - Rowhook to Winterfold Heath (Rowhook to Winterfold Heath)
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 151 starting near Horsham in West Sussex ending near Albury in Surrey ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Horsham
West Sussex
Albury
Surrey
Current translation for Horsham
hors derived from
heors - horse
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.
