Roman BritainWellow
Roman Villa · Civilian

Wellow

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 79748
Site type
Villa
Category
Civilian
Latitude
51.3231
Longitude
-2.3739
Overview

History & context

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 E3 Wellow

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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What is Wellow?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 E3 Wellow It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a villa site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Wellow?

Wellow is classified as a Roman villa — a civilian site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

What other Roman sites are near Wellow?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Roman villa at Upper Hayes (1.3 km), Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm (3.3 km), Combe Down (4.4 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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