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West Dean Roman villa is a Roman country house situated in Hampshire, dating to the second and third centuries AD. The site has yielded evidence of a substantial stone-built structure typical of Romano-British elite residences, with finds indicating wealth and connections to wider Roman economic networks. Archaeological investigation has revealed domestic quarters and ancillary buildings characteristic of a productive agricultural estate. The villa exemplifies the pattern of Romano-British settlement in the region during the later Roman period, when such properties served as centres of farming and social status in the provincial landscape.
West Dean Roman villa See also HAMPSHIRE 178 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003821. View the official record →
West Dean Roman villa is a Roman country house situated in Hampshire, dating to the second and third centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003821.
West Dean Roman villa See also HAMPSHIRE 178 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 1003821.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Dean Roman villa See also WILTSHIRE 921 (0 km), Circular earthwork (0.4 km), The Mount round barrow (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of West Dean Roman villa See also HAMPSHIRE 178'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.
West Dean Roman villa See also HAMPSHIRE 178 stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.