Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park

Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park

England
List entry 1012777
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012777
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
29.66 hectares
Grid reference
SP 07857 06192
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barnsley Park is a Roman villa site located in Gloucestershire that dates to the Romano-British period. The villa represents a substantial settlement with associated agricultural infrastructure, including field systems that reflect the farming economy of Roman Britain. The site has yielded archaeological evidence characteristic of villas of the later Roman period, demonstrating the prosperity and organisation of Romano-British rural estates. The field systems visible at Barnsley Park illustrate the structured landscape management undertaken by villa owners, with defined boundaries and divisions that supported the exploitation of surrounding agricultural land.

Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012777. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park?

Barnsley Park is a Roman villa site located in Gloucestershire that dates to the Romano-British period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012777.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park?

Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park 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 1012777.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in Holy Rood churchyard (4.7 km), Standing cross socket stone in St Mary's churchyard (4.8 km), Churchyard cross at Ampney St Peter (4.9 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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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park

Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.