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Newport Roman Villa is a Romano-British residential and agricultural establishment located near Newport in Hampshire, dating to the Roman occupation period. The villa represents a substantial rural settlement of the type common in southern Britain during the later Roman period, comprising domestic quarters and ancillary farm buildings arranged around courtyards. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains and artefactual evidence consistent with occupation spanning several centuries of the Roman era. The site exemplifies the pattern of Romano-British villa economy, combining elite residential accommodation with agricultural and storage facilities serving the surrounding agricultural landscape.
Newport Roman Villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015621. View the official record →
Newport Roman Villa is a Romano-British residential and agricultural establishment located near Newport in Hampshire, dating to the Roman occupation period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015621.
Newport 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 1015621.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows' (5.1 km), Two bowl barrows 100m south east of Slocum Copse (6.1 km), Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow' (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Newport 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.
Newport Roman Villa stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.