Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm

Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm

England
List entry 1020259
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020259
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
53.68 hectares
Grid reference
SP 34298 59582
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Windmill Hill Farm is a Roman rural settlement located in Warwickshire. The site comprises archaeological remains consistent with Romano-British agricultural activity, representing the type of dispersed rural farmstead that characterised the Roman occupation of the Midlands. The settlement evidence indicates occupation during the Roman period, with material culture and structural remains typical of a working farm or villa estate component. The site's archaeological record contributes to understanding the patterns of rural settlement and land use across Roman Britain, particularly the integration of Romano-British farming communities within the broader provincial economy.

Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020259. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm?

Windmill Hill Farm is a Roman rural settlement located in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020259.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm?

Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm 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 1020259.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains at Chesterton Green (1.4 km), Roman villa and medieval settlement remains immediately north of Ewefields Farm (1.8 km), Moated site and medieval settlement remains at Church End, 600m east of Ewefields Farm (2.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm

Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.