Saxon for Woolwich. 'double u'. Geddit!?
I am enjoying this map of what is now Greater London, in Saxon times. All the old place names, the Roman roads (Old Kent Road, Edgware Road, A10, A24), Saxon Roads (eg: Harrow and Uxbridge roads, Drury Lane) and lost rivers.
Eastern Thames:
Wemba-Lea!
Link with full map: (click on the first map for full, hi-res version)
http://londonist.com/2014/01/anglo-s...on-map-updated
Last edited by Ash; 05-02-2017 at 12:14 PM.
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