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Newport Roman Villa

England
List entry 1015621
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015621
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 50122 88551
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Newport Roman Villa?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Newport Roman Villa?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Newport Roman Villa?

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).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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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Local Names
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Newport Roman Villa

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.