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Otford Roman villa is a Romano-British country estate located near the village of Otford in Kent. The villa was occupied during the Roman period and represents the type of substantial residential and agricultural complex established by Romano-British landowners across south-eastern England. Archaeological investigation and finds from the site have contributed to understanding the pattern of rural settlement and economic organisation in Roman Kent, though detailed structural remains are not prominently preserved above ground today.
Otford Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005155. View the official record →
Otford Roman villa is a Romano-British country estate located near the village of Otford in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005155.
Otford 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 1005155.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Otford Mount (0.5 km), St Thomas a Becket's Well (0.5 km), Otford Palace (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Otford 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.
Otford Roman villa stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.