Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-British villa, Banwell

Romano-British villa, Banwell

England
List entry 1013434
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013434
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.78 hectares
Grid reference
ST 39822 59315
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Banwell villa is a Romano-British country estate located in Somerset, dating to the Roman occupation of Britain. The site comprises the remains of a substantial villa complex typical of the Romano-British period, indicating the presence of a prosperous agricultural settlement during the later Roman occupation. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains consistent with domestic and agricultural functions characteristic of such rural establishments. The villa represents an important example of Roman rural settlement patterns in the West Country region during the later imperial period.

Romano-British villa, Banwell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013434. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British villa, Banwell?

Banwell villa is a Romano-British country estate located in Somerset, dating to the Roman occupation of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013434.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British villa, Banwell?

Romano-British villa, Banwell 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 1013434.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British villa, Banwell?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Shiplate Slait (4 km), Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard (4.1 km), Picken's Hole (4.3 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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British villa, Banwell

Romano-British villa, Banwell stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.