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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley Park'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 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.