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Woodchester Roman villa

England
List entry 1004839
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004839
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.01 hectares
Grid reference
SO 83930 03012
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Woodchester Roman villa is a substantial Roman country house located in Gloucestershire, dating to the second and third centuries AD. The site is notable for its extensive mosaic pavements, including a celebrated geometric floor design discovered during excavation, which demonstrates the wealth and sophistication of its Romano-British owner. The villa comprised multiple ranges of rooms arranged around a courtyard, characteristic of the corridor villa type common in the Cotswolds region during the later Roman period. Woodchester represents an important example of elite Romano-British domestic architecture and the enduring Romanisation of the Gloucestershire countryside during the imperial occupation of Britain.

Woodchester Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004839. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Woodchester Roman villa?

Woodchester Roman villa is a substantial Roman country house located in Gloucestershire, dating to the second and third centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004839.

Who is responsible for protecting Woodchester Roman villa?

Woodchester Roman villa 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 1004839.

What other scheduled monuments are near Woodchester Roman villa?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pillow mound 450m north west of Lasborough (9 km), Bowl barrow 600m SSW of Chavenage House (9 km), Motte castle 200m south east of Lasborough (9.1 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Pillow mound 450m north west of Lasborough
9 km
Bowl barrow 600m SSW of Chavenage House
9 km
Motte castle 200m south east of Lasborough
9.1 km
Bowl barrow 450m west of Lasborough
9.1 km
Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Chavenage House
9.2 km
Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Beverston Castle Farm
9.3 km
Quadrangular castle at Beverston
9.4 km
Beverston Castle barn
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Woodchester Roman villa

Woodchester Roman villa stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Woodchester Roman villa

GloucesterRoman town · ~9.7 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~11.6 milesCaerwentRoman town · ~24.2 milesBathRoman town · ~24.5 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~18.1 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~21.6 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.7 miles
Domesday entry for Woodchester, Gloucestershire →
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