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Blenheim Villa is a Roman villa site located approximately 200 metres north-east of Little Cote in Oxfordshire. The site comprises the remains of a Romano-British villa together with an associated field system, dating to the Roman period. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of structural remains and ancillary features characteristic of rural Roman settlement, reflecting the agricultural economy of Roman Britain. The villa represents part of the wider pattern of Romano-British rural occupation and land use in the region during the Roman administration of Britain.
Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021367. View the official record →
Blenheim Villa is a Roman villa site located approximately 200 metres north-east of Little Cote in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021367.
Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote 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 1021367.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bladon camp: a hillfort on Bladon Heath (2.3 km), Ring ditch near Long Hanborough (3.4 km), Eynsham market cross (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.