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The Roman villa south-west of Littlepark Wood in Hampshire is a substantial residential complex dating to the Romano-British period. The site comprises the remains of a villa building together with associated structural features typical of rural Roman settlement in southern England, representing the domestic and economic organisation of a wealthy landowner during the occupation. A section of Roman road passes through or near the site, indicating the villa's integration within the broader Roman road network that connected settlements and facilitated trade and administration across the region. The monument survives as archaeological evidence of Romano-British rural life and the extension of Roman material culture into the Hampshire countryside.
Roman villa and section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001859. View the official record →
The Roman villa south-west of Littlepark Wood in Hampshire is a substantial residential complex dating to the Romano-British period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001859.
Roman villa and section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood 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 1001859.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm (7.9 km), Fort Cumberland (8 km), Eastney sewage pumping station (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa and section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood'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 section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.