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Hucclecote Roman villa

England
List entry 1003529
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003529
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.39 hectares
Grid reference
SO 87691 17548
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hucclecote Roman villa is a Roman settlement site located near Gloucester in Gloucestershire. The villa dates to the Roman period of occupation in Britain and represents the type of agricultural estate that formed an important part of the Romano-British countryside economy. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains and artefactual evidence consistent with a substantial residential and working complex. The site contributes to understanding of rural settlement patterns and economic organisation in the Severn Valley region during the Roman period.

Hucclecote Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003529. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hucclecote Roman villa?

Hucclecote Roman villa is a Roman settlement site located near Gloucester in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003529.

Who is responsible for protecting Hucclecote Roman villa?

Hucclecote 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 1003529.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hucclecote Roman villa?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) camp (5.5 km), Castle Godwyn (6 km), Bowl barrow, known as Buck's Head round barrow, 540m east of Dunley (6.1 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

Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) camp
5.5 km
Castle Godwyn
6 km
Bowl barrow, known as Buck's Head round barrow, 540m east of Dunley
6.1 km
Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm
6.8 km
Painswick Roman villa (W of High Fold)
7.6 km
Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp
7.9 km
Cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
8.2 km
Bowl barrow, known as New Seal Wood barrow, 70m north east of Clements Farm
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hucclecote Roman villa

Hucclecote Roman villa stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Hucclecote Roman villa

GloucesterRoman town · ~2.9 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~13.5 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~8.8 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~19.9 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~21.6 miles
Domesday entry for Hucclecote, Gloucestershire →
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