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Eccles is a Romano-British villa complex in Kent, England, notable for its substantial architectural remains and evidence of prolonged occupation. The site comprises a main villa building of the second to fourth centuries, along with associated structures typical of rural elite settlements during the Roman period in Britain. An Anglo-Saxon cemetery has been identified at the location, indicating continued use and settlement of the site following the end of Roman administration in the early fifth century. The villa's archaeological significance lies in its demonstration of the transition between Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon settlement patterns in south-eastern England.
Romano-British villa, Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Eccles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011770. View the official record →
Eccles is a Romano-British villa complex in Kent, England, notable for its substantial architectural remains and evidence of prolonged occupation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011770.
Romano-British villa, Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Eccles 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 1011770.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James (4.1 km), Tower keep castle at West Malling (5.8 km), Len Bridge, Mill Street (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British villa, Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Eccles'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.
Romano-British villa, Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Eccles stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.