Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-British villa 400m west of White House

Romano-British villa 400m west of White House

England
List entry 1020861
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020861
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.82 hectares
Grid reference
TF 73568 34236
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Romano-British villa located approximately 400 metres west of White House in Norfolk is a rural settlement of the Roman period whose remains have been identified through archaeological survey and investigation. The site represents the typical pattern of villa occupation in Roman Norfolk, where agricultural estates formed a significant part of the provincial economy during the first to fourth centuries AD. Physical evidence suggests the presence of both residential and functional structures characteristic of such establishments, though the precise layout and extent of surviving remains require archaeological documentation. The villa's location within the Norfolk landscape reflects the Roman exploitation of fertile agricultural land in East Anglia during the occupation of Britain.

Romano-British villa 400m west of White House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020861. View the official record →

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What is Romano-British villa 400m west of White House?

The Romano-British villa located approximately 400 metres west of White House in Norfolk is a rural settlement of the Roman period whose remains have been identified through archaeological survey and investigation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020861.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British villa 400m west of White House?

Romano-British villa 400m west of White House 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 1020861.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British villa 400m west of White House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common (6.4 km), Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall (6.5 km), Bell barrow 670m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common (6.9 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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British villa 400m west of White House

Romano-British villa 400m west of White House stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.