The Roman Map of Britain Landonio Tilston, Cheshire

Saudonio (R&C 85) next

    I propose to correct Saudonio to Landonio and assign it to Tilston (sj4551).  The settlement at Tilston is connected by Margary 6a (watling street. chester-wroxeter) to the previous entry Mediolano Whitchurch (R&C 84) and the next entry Deua Chester (R&C 86). I submit the name is transferred from the Iron age hill-fort known as Maiden Castle, Bickerton (sj497529). Landonio 'plain fort' seems appropriate, it being on the same lan- 'plain' as Mediolano, but  perhaps Welsh llan 'an open, clear place'.

GRAFTON ESTATE; TILSTON; GRAFTON; CHESTER; CHESHIRE Linear Settlement, Roman SJ 45 51 EHNMR-1057811

Britannia : a journal of Romano-British and kindred studies Vol XV (1984) 255-7

    Alternatively, Saudonio could be an error for /Rutunio - / (incorporated text divider as S), A (for R), u, d for t, u for o, -nio.
See Rutunio