© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
The Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane is a Romano-British domestic establishment located in Norfolk. The site represents typical villa agriculture and settlement patterns of the Roman period in eastern England, with archaeological evidence indicating occupation during the later Roman centuries. Structural remains and artefactual finds recovered from the location contribute to understanding rural economic organisation and the persistence of Romano-British settlement in Norfolk following the initial Roman conquest.
Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003969. View the official record →
The Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane is a Romano-British domestic establishment located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003969.
Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane 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 1003969.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe (4.1 km), Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common (5.8 km), Remains of St Andrew's Church (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane'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.
Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.