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Conisbrough Parks is a Romano-British villa situated in South Yorkshire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site represents one of the regional examples of villa settlement in northern Roman Britain, reflecting the integration of agricultural and domestic structures characteristic of the Romano-British elite during the later Imperial period. Archaeological investigation has identified the physical remains of buildings and associated features typical of villa complexes, which served as centres of farming estates and rural administration. The villa's location within the broader landscape of Roman Yorkshire contributes to understanding patterns of settlement and economic activity in this frontier region of the Roman province of Britannia.
Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1491751. View the official record →
Conisbrough Parks is a Romano-British villa situated in South Yorkshire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1491751.
Conisbrough Parks Romano-British 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 1491751.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Conisbrough Castle (2.3 km), Standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane (2.7 km), Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa stands on Pennine Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.