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Whittington Court Roman villa is a substantial Roman domestic settlement located near Gloucester in Gloucestershire. The villa complex, dating to the Roman period, represents an important example of Romano-British rural settlement and demonstrates the pattern of elite occupation in the Cotswold region during the occupation of Britain. Archaeological investigation and surface evidence have revealed the presence of structural remains and artefactual material consistent with a villa estate of the later Roman period. The site's proximity to Gloucester, a significant Roman administrative centre, would have placed it within an economically and strategically important landscape during the height of Roman rule in Britain.
Whittington Court Roman villa and old village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003429. View the official record →
Whittington Court Roman villa is a substantial Roman domestic settlement located near Gloucester in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003429.
Whittington Court Roman villa and old village 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 1003429.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa at Withington, Romano-British building at Manor Court Field and associated features (5.9 km), Norbury Camp hillfort (6.1 km), Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Whittington Court Roman villa and old village'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.
Whittington Court Roman villa and old village stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.