| Antiquities
Morden's Hampshire 1695
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Earthworks
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Morden's map of Hampshire does not show ancient earthworks.
There is an indirect referrence in labelling
Barrow Beacons on the hills near Popham.
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Roman place names
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The map does give some roman place names; listed below.
The term olim, sometimes shortened to ol, is
Latin for formerly, or once upon a time.
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'modern' name (parish; ngr) = old name (hundred) if given
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Brige
= Brougton ol Bridge or Brage (Thorngate Hundred)
Broughton is not an accepted identification for 'Brige'.
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Clausentum (Southampton parish; )
= Clausentum (Waltham Hundred)
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Ringwood (Ringwood parish; SU149054)
= Ringwoode ol Regnum
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Silchester (Silchester parish; SU6261)
= Silchester Ol Vindonum
This is mistaken labelling; Vindonis is more likely Neatham,
Alton; the error is copied from map to map at this period.
Silchester is also labelled Caer Scoontie.
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Winchester (Winchester parish; SU478293)
= Venta Belagrum
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