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Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick

England
List entry 1015122
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015122
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.31 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 24459 05653, TQ 24454 05608
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Manor Hall Road, Southwick is a Romano-British villa site located in Sussex, England, dating to the Roman occupation period. The villa represents a significant example of rural Roman settlement in the region, typical of the agricultural estates that characterised Romano-British landholding during the Imperial period. Archaeological investigation and antiquarian records have documented the presence of structural remains and artefactual material consistent with domestic and economic functions characteristic of such establishments. The site contributes to understanding the pattern of Roman rural development and settlement hierarchy in southern Britain during the occupation.

Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015122. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick?

Manor Hall Road, Southwick is a Romano-British villa site located in Sussex, England, dating to the Roman occupation period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015122.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick?

Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick 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 1015122.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea (1.3 km), Shoreham Fort, 120m SSE of East House (1.6 km), Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill (2.9 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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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea
1.3 km
Shoreham Fort, 120m SSE of East House
1.6 km
Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill
2.9 km
The Marlipins
3 km
Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton
3.6 km
Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham
4.3 km
Bowl barrow on Scabes Castle
4.5 km
Shoreham Airfield dome trainer, 240m south west of Sussex Pad Hotel
4.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick

Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick

ChichesterRoman town · ~23.8 milesBattle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~10.2 miles
Domesday entry for Portslade, Sussex →
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