List of Roman place names in Britain Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
A partial list of Roman place names in Britain (also includes Ireland, Faeroe Islands and Iceland) and their modern equivalents.
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2 Island names 3 City names 4 See also 5 External links |
| Latin | English name [other name] |
|---|---|
| Albion | Great Britain[PG] |
| Caledonia | Scotland |
| Cambria | Wales |
| Hibernia | Ireland |
| Latin | English name [other name] |
|---|---|
| Malaeus | Mull [PG] |
| Mona | Anglesey [PG] |
| Monaoeda | Isle of Man [PG] |
| Orcades | Orkney [PG] |
| Scetis | Skye [PG] |
| Taniatide | Thanet [RC] |
| Vectis | Isle of Wight [PG] |
Key:
- PG = Ptolemy's Geography
- RC = Ravenna Cosmography (7th cent.)
City names
| Latin | English names, [other name] |
|---|---|
| Aquae Sulis | Bath |
| Ardotalia | Gamesley, Glossop. Derbyshire |
| Caeseromagus | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Calcaria | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire |
| Calleva | Silchester |
| Camulodunum | Colchester |
| Cantabria | Cambridge |
| Clausentum | Bitterne, Hampshire |
| Corinium | Cirencester |
| Corstopitum | Corbridge |
| Deva | Chester |
| Dubris | Dover |
| Dunelm | Durham |
| Durnovaria | Dorchester |
| Durocobrivis | Dunstable |
| Durocornovium | Swindon |
| Durolitum | Romford |
| Durovernum Cantiacorum | Canterbury |
| Eboracum | York |
| Garrianonum | Burgh Castle |
| Glevum Colonia | Gloucester |
| Halifacium, Hortonium | Halifax |
| Isca | Exeter |
| Isca Silurium | Caerleon |
| Lactodorum | Towcester |
| Lindum Colonia | Lincoln |
| Londinium | London |
| Mamucium | Manchester |
| Mediolanum | Whitchurch, Shropshire |
| Noviomagus | Chichester |
| Oxonia | Oxford |
| Ratae Coritanorum | Leicester |
| Segontium | Caernarfon |
| Venta Belgarum | Winchester |
| Verulamium | St Albans |
| Viroconium | Wroxeter, Shropshire |
| Vindolanda | Chesterholm |
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