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The Roman villa south-west of Castor station is a substantial Romano-British residential and agricultural establishment situated in Northamptonshire. Dating to the Roman period, the villa represents the type of high-status rural settlement that emerged in Britain during the occupation, combining domestic quarters with working farm buildings typical of such establishments. The site has yielded archaeological evidence of its occupation and economic functions, though detailed structural remains visible above ground are limited. Its location near Castor reflects the pattern of Roman settlement distribution across the East Midlands during the Imperial period.
Roman villa SW of Castor station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006862. View the official record →
The Roman villa south-west of Castor station is a substantial Romano-British residential and agricultural establishment situated in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006862.
Roman villa SW of Castor station 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 1006862.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two churchyard crosses (4.7 km), Earthworks of Abbot of Ramsey's Manor (4.8 km), Fotheringhay motte and bailey castle (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa SW of Castor station'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 SW of Castor station stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.