11-05-2014, 11:34 PM
Quote:So did the Roman settlement of D?????M shift North at some point?'
Durocobrivis, and south. Barry Horne's theory (and it's quite a good one, I think) is that the original Durocobrivis was a couple of miles north-west at Tilsworth. The name refers to a bridge, which requires a river, and there aren't any at the modern Dunstable. In time, presumably, the name migrated to a settlement at the junction of Watling Street and the Ikneild (I suspect a lot of settlements close to the road ended up 'on' it in this way!)
Quote:Where else? Where is Tring in the current assessments?'
Still looking fairly good, I'd say.
Quote:Please send a copy of the latest theory to me at '[email protected]'
Will do! Although, as John says, it mainly goes over things we've covered here before.
Nathan Ross