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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 Biggleswade in Central Bedfordshire.
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 22 which goes from Braughing - Godmanchester(Braughing - Godmanchester).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town

22 - Braughing to Godmanchester
(Braughing to Godmanchester)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 22 starting near Braughing in Hertfordshire ending near Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Braughing  Hertfordshire
Buntingford  Hertfordshire
Ardeley  Hertfordshire
Stevenage  Hertfordshire
Baldock  Hertfordshire
Clothall  Hertfordshire
Baldock  Hertfordshire
Stotfold  Central Bedfordshire
Biggleswade  Central Bedfordshire
Sandy  Central Bedfordshire
Saint Neots  
Graveley  Cambridgeshire
Saint Neots  Cambridgeshire
Godmanchester  Cambridgeshire
Current translation for Braughing
  braugh derived from breaw - brewed
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Brachinges(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Buntingford
  bunt derived from brant - high, deep, steep, difficult,
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Ardeley
  ar derived from ar - oar
  del derived from dæl - a deep hollow or valley
  ending in ey derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Erdelei(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stevenage
  steven derived from stiþe - nettle
  age derived from æc - oak
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Stigenace(Hertfordshire)
Stivicesuuorde(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Baldock
  bald derived from bæl - fire
  ock derived from aac - oak tree
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Clothall
Clot we cannot translate at the moment
  hall derived from heall - hall
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Cladhele(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Baldock
  bald derived from bæl - fire
  ock derived from aac - oak tree
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Stotfold
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
ot we cannot translate at the moment
  fold derived from fealdan - pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Stodfald(Berkshire)
Stodfald(Bedfordshire)
Stodfald(Yorkshire)
Stotfalt(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Biggleswade
  biggles derived from bigels - an arch or vault usually relates to a bridge
  wade derived from wæd - a ford
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Bicheleswade(Bedfordshire)
Picheleswade(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Sandy
  sand derived from sand - sand
  ending in y derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Sandeia(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Saint Neots
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
  neot derived from neat - ox or cow
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Graveley
  gravel derived from gravele - sand, gravel, sea-shore or sandy bed of a river
  ey derived from æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Gravelai(Hertfordshire)
Gravelei(Cambridgeshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Saint Neots
  saint derived from sanctus - saint
  neot derived from neat - ox or cow
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Godmanchester
  god derived from god - good
  man derived from mann - man
  chester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Godmundcestre(Huntingdonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Lactodurum Roman Town Northamptonshire Modern name is Towcester
Roman City
Ravensburgh Castle (Fort) Roman City Bedfordshire 


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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