About the map

The map and text was created by David Harrison, author of The Bridges of Medieval England: Transport and Society 400-1800 | Oxford Academic and many other articles on bridges and roads. He is the Co-founder of the International Bridges Group, a multi-disciplinary group of scholars, including archaeologists, engineers, geologists, historians and professors of literature.  

The work is the distillation of a lifetime's work. It includes much original research, particularly on roads and bridges. Much has been written about castles and great houses, but this is the first attempt to map those in use in the late 15th century.

For an interview with David, see Mapping travel routes in the Middle Ages - Dennis Maps

The map has benefited from contributions by distinguished scholars, including Caroline Barron, Steven Brindle, Martha Carlin, John Chandler, John Crook, Peter Cross-Rudkin, Dorian Gerhold, John Goodall, Liz Hallam-Smith, Richard Halsey, Peter McKeague, Julian Munby, Nigel Ramsay, David Robinson, Peter Spring, Henry Summerson and Tim Tatton-Brown. 

The map was designed by Cosmographics with additional illustrations by Rachel Morris, and printed by Dennis Maps.