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The Site of Roman villa E of church is a Roman settlement located in Bedfordshire. The villa belongs to the Romano-British period and represents the type of agricultural estate that characterised rural Roman Britain from approximately the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The site has been identified through archaeological survey and finds rather than extensive excavation, and its designation reflects its importance as evidence of Roman settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands region. Such villas typically comprised a main residence with associated farm buildings and were worked by enslaved persons or coloni, serving as centres of agricultural production and local authority within the Romano-British landscape.
Site of Roman villa E of church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005409. View the official record →
The Site of Roman villa E of church is a Roman settlement located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005409.
Site of Roman villa E of church 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 1005409.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 460m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery (5.2 km), Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 480m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery (5.3 km), Earthwork at Wards Coombe (5.3 km).
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