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Roman villa at Littlecote

England
List entry 1003256
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003256
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.22 hectares
Grid reference
SU 30078 70507
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Littlecote is a Roman villa located in Wiltshire in the English Midlands, dating primarily to the second and third centuries AD. The site is notable for the survival of substantial structural remains, including evidence of multiple phases of occupation and development across several centuries. The villa complex comprises residential and agricultural components typical of Romano-British rural estates, with archaeological investigation revealing mosaics and other domestic features characteristic of provincial Roman wealth and taste. The site represents an important example of Roman settlement patterns in southern Britain and has contributed significantly to understanding the nature of elite rural habitation during the Roman occupation.

Roman villa at Littlecote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003256. View the official record →

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What is Roman villa at Littlecote?

Littlecote is a Roman villa located in Wiltshire in the English Midlands, dating primarily to the second and third centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003256.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman villa at Littlecote?

Roman villa at Littlecote 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 1003256.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman villa at Littlecote?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sections of Wansdyke in Jockey Copse and Round Copse (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 30m north of Bitham Lane (7.8 km), Roman villa in Castle Copse (7.9 km).

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Overview
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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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Sections of Wansdyke in Jockey Copse and Round Copse
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 30m north of Bitham Lane
7.8 km
Roman villa in Castle Copse
7.9 km
Wansdyke, section 530yds (490m) on W side of Old Dyke Lane
8.4 km
Romano-British kilns 150yds (135m) SSW of Tottenham House
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 830m south east of Crofton Farm
9.1 km
Bowl barrow on Rivar Down
9.5 km
North Hill round barrows
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman villa at Littlecote

Roman villa at Littlecote stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Roman villa at Littlecote

MildenhallRoman town · ~5.3 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~12.3 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~12.4 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~12.5 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~10 miles
Domesday entry for Chilton, Wiltshire →
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