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Lockleys Roman villa is a Romano-British domestic establishment located near Welwyn in Hertfordshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site comprises the remains of a substantial villa complex with evidence of stone and timber structures typical of the Romano-British elite dwellings of the second and third centuries. Excavations revealed artefactual evidence including pottery and other domestic material which contribute to understanding settlement patterns and rural economy during the Roman occupation. The villa represents an important example of Romano-British agricultural and residential architecture in the Hertfordshire region, preserving evidence of continuity and change in Romano-British material culture.
Lockleys Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015581. View the official record →
Lockleys Roman villa is a Romano-British domestic establishment located near Welwyn in Hertfordshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015581.
Lockleys 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 1015581.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dicket Mead Roman villa (0.3 km), Linear earthwork in Perry's Grove (2.2 km), Roman site 440yds (400m) E of Backlane Wood (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lockleys 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.
Lockleys Roman villa stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.