Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm

Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm

England
List entry 1006001
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006001
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
22.86 hectares
Grid reference
TL 78401 72021
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm is a Romano-British settlement located in Suffolk. The site dates to the Roman period and represents the agricultural and domestic infrastructure typical of villas established in eastern England during the occupation. Archaeological investigation has identified structural remains and artefactual evidence consistent with a working estate of this period. The villa's location in Suffolk reflects the pattern of Roman settlement across East Anglia, where such establishments served as centres of agricultural production and local administration within the provincial landscape.

Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006001. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm?

Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm is a Romano-British settlement located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006001.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm?

Roman villa SW of Weatherhill 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 1006001.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Black Ditches (1.8 km), Round barrow called Cuckoo Hill (2.5 km), Cavenham Bridge (3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm

Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~11.3 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~22.5 miles