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Bramdean Roman villa

England
List entry 1001880
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001880
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.84 hectares
Grid reference
SU 62738 28135
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bramdean Roman villa is a Roman domestic and agricultural settlement located in Hampshire, dating to the Roman period of Britain. The site comprises the remains of a villa structure together with associated outbuildings typical of Romano-British rural estates, which served both residential and productive functions. Archaeological investigation has identified evidence of occupation and activity characteristic of the Romano-British period, reflecting the pattern of villa development across southern England during the Roman administrative control of the province. The site represents an example of the rural settlement hierarchy that sustained Romano-British economic and social life.

Bramdean Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001880. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bramdean Roman villa?

Bramdean Roman villa is a Roman domestic and agricultural settlement located in Hampshire, dating to the Roman period of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001880.

Who is responsible for protecting Bramdean Roman villa?

Bramdean 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 1001880.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bramdean Roman villa?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon Hill (6.1 km), Bowl barrow 825m north of Old Winchester Hill (6.9 km), Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester Hill (7.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon Hill
6.1 km
Bowl barrow 825m north of Old Winchester Hill
6.9 km
Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester Hill
7.6 km
Long barrow 640m south-east of Stock's Farm
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 640m south west of Coombe Cottages
8.7 km
Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane
8.9 km
Bowl barrow on Teglease Down, 600m north east of Little West End Farm
8.9 km
Long barrow on Salt Hill
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bramdean Roman villa

Bramdean Roman villa stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bramdean Roman villa

WinchesterRoman town · ~9.1 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~19.4 milesChichesterRoman town · ~20.4 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~21.3 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~2.1 miles
Domesday entry for Bramdean, Hampshire →
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