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Hales Roman Villa is a Romano-British villa site located in Staffordshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The villa represents the type of substantial rural settlement that emerged during the later Roman period, when wealthy landowners established agricultural estates across the province. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains consistent with the domestic and economic functions typical of such villas, which served as centres of farming and local administration. The site contributes to understanding of Romano-British rural settlement patterns and the prosperity of the provincial landowning class during the imperial period.
Hales Roman Villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003652. View the official record →
Hales Roman Villa is a Romano-British villa site located in Staffordshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003652.
Hales 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 1003652.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Audley's Cross, 240m SSW of Audley's Cross Farmhouse (1.8 km), Cheswardine Castle and an associated linear bank (3.6 km), The Devil's Ring and Finger (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hales Roman Villa'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.
Hales Roman Villa stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.