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Roman villa and enclosures north of Ratcliffe Lane is a Romano-British rural settlement site located in Leicestershire. The site comprises a villa complex with associated enclosures dating to the Roman period, representing the type of agricultural estate that characterised Romano-British landownership and farming practices. The structures and field systems are indicative of the integration of Roman settlement patterns into the English midlands landscape during the occupation. The site's designation reflects its importance as evidence of the rural economy and settlement hierarchy of Roman Britain.
Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003567. View the official record →
Roman villa and enclosures north of Ratcliffe Lane is a Romano-British rural settlement site located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003567.
Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe 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 1003567.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn (0.2 km), Hemington Chapel (2.9 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe 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 and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.