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The Roman villa south-east of East Farm is a Romano-British settlement site located in Dorset, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The villa represents a typical example of rural Romano-British domestic and agricultural architecture, reflecting the integration of Roman cultural practices into the British countryside during the imperial period. Structural remains and associated archaeological deposits indicate a substantial residential and farming establishment, characteristic of villas that served as centres of agricultural production and local economic management. The site contributes to understanding the distribution and development of Romano-British rural settlement patterns in southern England during the first to fourth centuries AD.
Roman villa SE of East Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002414. View the official record →
The Roman villa south-east of East Farm is a Romano-British settlement site located in Dorset, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002414.
Roman villa SE of East Farm 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 1002414.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman temporary camp at East Farm (0.8 km), Wyke barns (1 km), Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa SE of East Farm'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 SE of East Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.