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Roman villa in Bottom Copse

England

List entry 1001848

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1001848

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

1.11 hectares

Grid reference

SU 62461 15612

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bottom Copse is a Roman villa situated in Hampshire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site represents evidence of rural Romano-British settlement and agricultural enterprise characteristic of the wider pattern of villa development across southern England during the imperial period. Archaeological investigation and surface finds have contributed to understanding of the settlement's chronology and domestic organisation, though the specific architectural details and precise dating remain subjects of scholarly examination. The villa's location within the Hampshire landscape reflects the strategic positioning of Romano-British rural estates relative to transport routes and fertile agricultural land.

Roman villa in Bottom Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001848. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Roman villa in Bottom Copse?

Bottom Copse is a Roman villa situated in Hampshire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001848.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman villa in Bottom Copse?

Roman villa in Bottom Copse 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 1001848.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman villa in Bottom Copse?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 205m and 270m north west of Great Ervills Farm (2.7 km), Long barrow in the grounds of Long Barrow House (3 km), Two bowl barrows north of Hoe Farm (5.8 km).

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Monuments

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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

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Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Three bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 205m and 270m north west of Great Ervills Farm

2.7 km

Long barrow in the grounds of Long Barrow House

3 km

Two bowl barrows north of Hoe Farm

5.8 km

Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm

World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P12) at Monument Farm

8.5 km

Fort Nelson

8.6 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman villa in Bottom Copse

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

The wider landscape

Around Roman villa in Bottom Copse

WinchesterRoman town · ~12.3 miles Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~14.7 miles ChichesterRoman town · ~16.1 miles Battle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~8.8 miles

Domesday entry for Hoe, Hampshire →

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