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Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa is a scheduled monument in Oxfordshire, England, lying on bedrock of the Great Oolite Group. This geological formation, dating to the Bathonian period, comprises sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks that would have provided both building stone and clay for Roman construction. The villa site occupies 0.49 hectares and is protected by Historic England as a scheduled monument under reference number 1006352.
The villa's location in Oxfordshire places it within a landscape long favoured for settlement. The underlying Great Oolite geology is characteristic of central England and has supported human activity from Roman times onwards. The stone and clay available locally would have been readily exploited for the villa's construction and domestic needs.
As a scheduled monument, Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa is designated for its archaeological significance. The protection of the site safeguards the buried remains of the villa and any associated finds that may contribute to understanding Romano-British domestic life and settlement patterns in this region.
Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006352. View the official record →
Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa is a scheduled monument in Oxfordshire, England, lying on bedrock of the Great Oolite Group. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006352.
Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006352.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 90m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 350m south of Grim's Dyke Farm (8.7 km), Rectangular enclosure near New Inn (8.8 km), 80m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 150m WSW of Ditchley Gate in Blenheim Park (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.