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Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm

England
List entry 1019285
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019285
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.38 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 38810 58535
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Chelsham Court Farm is a Romano-British villa located in Surrey, England, dating to the Roman occupation period. The site represents typical villa settlement of the kind found throughout southern Britain during the later Roman period, comprising residential and agricultural structures characteristic of Romano-British landowning families. Archaeological evidence from the villa indicates occupation spanning several centuries of the Roman period, with the remains revealing the layout and construction methods typical of such establishments. The villa's location in Surrey places it within the territory of the Regnenses tribe and reflects the pattern of rural settlement and Romanisation that occurred across the south-eastern provinces of Roman Britain.

Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019285. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm?

Chelsham Court Farm is a Romano-British villa located in Surrey, England, dating to the Roman occupation period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019285.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm?

Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court 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 1019285.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Roman villa, Titsey Park (4.3 km), The Mount, Barrow Green (5.9 km), Medieval moated site with associated fishponds, Flower Lane (6.8 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Remains of Roman villa, Titsey Park
4.3 km
The Mount, Barrow Green
5.9 km
Medieval moated site with associated fishponds, Flower Lane
6.8 km
Linear earthwork 230m south west of Covers Farm
6.8 km
Fosterdown or Pilgrim Fort: a London mobilisation centre
6.8 km
Home Farm Bridge, Hurst Green
7.4 km
Bowl barrow at the north end of Hilly Field
7.8 km
Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly Field
7.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm

Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British villa at Chelsham Court Farm

LondonRoman town · ~14.5 milesRochesterRoman town · ~22.8 miles
Domesday entry for Chelsham, Surrey →
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