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A list of Roman villas in England confirmed by archaeology.

Bedfordshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Colworth Colworth House SP971603 Dug by archaeological television programme Time Team 2009
Totternhoe Totternhoe SP98932080

Berkshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Aldermaston Wharf Aldermaston Wharf SU605681 Bath house only
Basildon Lower Basildon SU60797929 Dug by Time Team 2000
Birch Farm Marlston SU529738
Cox Green Cox Green SU86877979
Eling Farm Yattendon SU53237523
Kintbury Kintbury SU39416715 Bath house only
Maddle Farm Upper Lambourn SU301828
Maidenhatch Pangbourne SU61757378
Maidenhead Maidenhead SU88068110
Well House Farm Hermitage SU52347258

Buckinghamshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Bancroft Milton Keynes
(Stantonbury CP)
SP82714036 Excavated and covered. Mosaic floor on display in Milton Keynes Shopping Centre
Foxcote Foscott SP72233530
Hambleden Hambleden SU78398554
Hambleden Hambleden SU78638483
High Wycombe High Wycombe SU87409239
Latimer Latimer SU99779852
Lavendon Lavendon SP90895409
Mursley Mursley SP83263038
Saunderton Saunderton SP79710190
Stanton Low Milton Keynes
(Stantonbury CP)
SP841430 Destroyed by gravel extraction.
Thornton Thornton SP75653672

Cambridgeshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Barnack Barnack TF08030663
Bartlow Bartlow TL58724499
Castor Castor TL12609725
Comberton Comberton TL38455489
Croydon Croydon TL324483
Fordham Fordham TL635684
Godmanchester Godmanchester TL257713
Great Wilbraham Great Wilbraham TL55825763
Guilden Morden Guilden Morden TL27634054
Helpston Helpston TF12370408
Huntingdon Huntingdon TL23667138
Ickleton Ickleton TL496431
Itter Crescent Walton, Peterborough TF182020 Excavated in 2014
Linton Linton TL57594615
Litlington Litlington TL31264247 Dug by Time Team 2010
Orton Longueville Orton Longueville TL176956
Pilsgate Barnack TF05670651
Reach Reach TL57266518
Rushey Farm Great Staughton TL13466304
Sacrewell Lodge Thornhaugh TF07630046
Teversham Teversham TL49965752
Water Newton Water Newton TL111973  ;

Cheshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Vale Royal Eaton SJ571634

Cornwall

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Magor Illogan SW63674235

Derbyshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Carsington by Wirksworth Carsington Water SK24925166

Devon

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Downes Downes, Crediton SX85049920
Holcombe Holcombe SY31499281
Honeyditchesgh Seatonl, SY238909

Dorset

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Brenscombe Farm Corfe Castle SY97898272
Bucknowle Farm Corfe Castle SY95368146
Dewlish Dewlish SY76789720
Druce Farm Puddletown SY7496 Excavated from 2012-15
East Creech East Creech SY93478277
Farnham Farnham ST9615
Fifehead Neville Fifehead Neville ST77281121
Frampton Frampton SY61589528
Halstock Halstock ST53380757 Mosaic discovered in 1817-8 and destroyed shortly after by vandals.
Hemsworth Witchampton ST96320587
Hinton St Mary Hinton St Mary ST78451602
Iwerne Iwerne Minster ST85691375
Lenthay Sherborne ST62451529
Myncen Farm Gussage St Andrew ST973143 Dug by Time Team 2003
Preston Preston SY70298270
Tarrant Hinton Tarrant Hinton ST92591194
Thornford Thornford ST59451363
Walls Field Charminster SY66729492
Wynford Eagle Wynford Eagle SY575952

Essex

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Alresford Alresford TM06091993
Ashdon Ashdon TL57784347
Brightlingsea Brightlingsea TM05881872
Chignall Chignal St James TL66251086
Finchingfield Finchingfield TL668337
Finchingfield Finchingfield TL69053256
Fryerning Fryerning TL646018
Gestingthorpe Gestingthorpe TL827386
Great Tey Great Tey TL88922546
Hallingbury Little Hallingbury TL49221638
Harlow Harlow TL48091255
Little Dunmow Little Dunmow TL664212
Little Oakley Little Oakley TM223290
Mucking Mucking TQ673804
Park Farm Abberton TL994203
Pleshey Pleshey TL65101435
Rivenhall Rivenhall TL82971784
Ridgewell Ridgewell TL73304026
Stebbing Stebbing TL67692446
Stebbing Green Stebbing TL68852334
Wendens Ambo Wendens Ambo TL508360
West Mersea West Mersea TM00961251  ; ;

Gloucestershire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Abbotswood Lower Swell SP18542624
Ampney St Peter Ampney St Peter SP08050052
Barnsley Park Barnsley SP08120617
Barrington Park Barrington SP20411381
Bibury Bibury SP12220652
Boughspring Boughspring ST55969738
Brislington Brislington ST61647097
Broadwell Broadwell SP19922802
Chedworth Chedworth SP05271347
Cheyney Court Upton Cheyney ST695698
Cirencester Cirencester SP01630232
Clear Cupboard Farmington SP13231582
Cold Harbour Farm Wick ST70667192
Combend Colesbourne SO98411107
Compton Grove Compton Abdale SP04821624
Ditches Woodmancote SO99590944  ;
Dryhill Crickley Hill SO93161688
Eastleach Eastleach SP18900634
Ebrington Ebrington SP18923999
Frocester Court Frocester SO78490272
Great Barrington Barrington SP21711324
Great Lemhill Lechlade SP21200249
Great Rissington Great Rissington SP18941634
Great Witcombe Great Witcombe SO89931424
Highfold Painswick SO85761021
Hocberry Rodmarton ST94439843
Hucclecote Hucclecote SO87691755
Ironmongers Piece Marshfield ST79857602
Kempsford Kempsford SU16809711
Kings Weston Kings Weston ST53397755
Lechlade Lechlade SP21600087
Lillyhorn Bournes Green SO91320438
Listercombe Bottom Chedworth SP07011174
Naunton Naunton SP131234
Park Farm Aylburton SO62500187
Priest Wood Cromhall ST68588974
Shipton Shipton SP05471825
Spoonley Wood Winchcombe SP04502568
St Peters Church Frocester SO77100327
Stancombe North Nibley ST74139702  ;
The Chesters Woolaston ST597987
Tockington Park Tockington ST62728565
Tresham Tresham ST803901
Turkdean Turkdean SP099190 Dug by Time Team 1997
Wadfield Farm Winchcombe SP02332604
Waltham Field Whittington SP00802093 Dug by Time Team 2000
West Chestle Aldsworth SP143101
Whittington Whittington SP01562051
Willington Court Sandhurst SO83862425
Withington Withington SP03111486 Dug by Time Team 2005
Woodchester Woodchester SO83960311
Wortley Wortley ST76909184

Greater London

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Beddington Beddington TQ29766581
Crofton Orpington TQ45426583
Keston Keston TQ41316327
Poverest Road St Mary Cray TQ46796758 Bath house only
Wanstead Wanstead TQ41658716

Hampshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Abbotts Ann Abbotts Ann SU31434190
Appleshaw Appleshaw SU30164764
Balchester Upper Wootton SU58005594
Binsted Binsted SU786413
Bramdean Bramdean SU62752813
Burghclere Burghclere SU48286015
Clanville Clanville SU31454897
Crondall Crondall SU79504712
Eastleigh Eastleigh SU45231628 Now under Southampton Airport
Fullerton Fullerton SU37494006  ;
Fyfield Fyfield SU29525028
Glade Farm Bentley SU77914582
Grateley Grateley SU276410
Hambledon Hambledon SU64431429
Havant Havant SU69150726  ;
Hurstbourne Priors Hurstbourne Priors SU44574982
Itchen Abbas Itchen Abbas SU52883430
Langstone Langstone SU71730532
Lippen Wood West Meon SU63212451
Liss Liss SU7628 Excavated 2004-7
Longstock Longstock SU34193617
Meonstoke Meonstoke SU61652105
Micheldever Wood Micheldever SU53093820
Monk Sherborne Monk Sherborne SU60665486
North Waltham North Waltham SU56994549
Odiham Odiham SU73615263
Old Alresford Old Alresford SU58193342
Rockbourne Rockbourne SU12011702
Rowlands Castle Rowlands Castle SU73420988
Rowlands Castle Rowlands Castle SU737114
Sparsholt Sparsholt SU41493012
Stanchester Chilton Candover SU58044108
Stroud Stroud SU72512360
Tidbury Tidbury Ring SU46284292
Twyford Twyford SU48342439
Upham Upham SU54422247
Wyck Wyck SU75873938 Bath house only

Herefordshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Bishopstone Bishopstone SO41754337
Credenhill Credenhill SO44654263
Huntsham Goodrich SO56431768
New Weir Kenchester SO43674181
Radlett Radlett TL143011
Radwell Radwell TL23443535
Weston Weston TL27273079

Hertfordshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Boxmoor Boxmoor TL03810568
Dicket Mead Welwyn TL23551601
Gadebridge Park Hemel Hempstead TL05030867
Gorhambury Gorhambury TL11750793
Kings Langley Kings Langley TL078022
Lockleys Welwyn TL23771620
Moor Park Moor Park TQ08009348
Northchurch Northchurch SP97300923
Park Street Park Street TL14690308
Wymondley, also known as Ninesprings, near Hitchin TL20722924

Isle of Wight

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Brading Brading SZ60008625
Carisbrooke Carisbrooke SZ48508809
Clatterford Carisbrooke SZ47968747
Combley Robin Hill SZ53808787
Gurnard Gurnard SZ47149540 Has eroded into the sea
Newport Newport SZ50118855
Rock Brighstone SZ42368415

Kent

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Abbey Farm Minster TR31366463
Ash New Ash Green TQ60846500
Bax Farm Teynham TQ94806409
Blean Blean TR12866062
Boxted Upchurch TQ85386626
Cobham Park Cobham TQ68326932
Crofton Roman Villa Orpington TQ454658
Darenth Court Darenth TQ56337064
Dartford Dartford TQ54647345
Eccles Eccles TQ72106061
Farningham Farningham TQ54496674
Franks Farningham TQ55416742
Faversham Faversham TR02086172
Folkestone Folkestone TR24083699
Hartlip Hartlip TQ82876403
Luddenham Luddenham TQ976626  ; ; ;
Lullingstone Lullingstone TQ53016508
Maidstone Maidstone TQ75725621
Maidstone Maidstone TQ76575485
Newbury Rodmersham TQ92525982
Otford Otford TQ53625922
Plaxtol Plaxtol TQ61485313
Sandwich Sandwich TR31905730
Snodland Snodland TQ70756201
Teston Teston TQ69885316
Thurnham Thurnham TQ79785715
Wilmington Wilmington TQ54177299
Wingham Wingham TR24055724

Leicestershire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Bringhurst Bringhurst SP844921
Drayton Drayton SP817918
Claybrooke Magna Claybrooke Magna SP481885
Glooston Glooston SP75279603
Hamilton Grounds Barkby Thorpe SK647076
Lockington Lockington-Hemington SK480295
Lowesby Lowesby SK736068
Medbourne Medbourne SP79829299
Norfolk Street Leicester SK57530437
Osbaston Osbaston SK425038
Ridgeway Rothley SK56901229
Sapcote Sapcote SP49679312
Stocking Field Drayton SP83059310
West Langton West Langton SP71489207
Wycomb Goadby Marwood SK782255

Lincolnshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Barrs Farm Hemingby TF24157331
Denton Denton SK87593094
Glentworth Hall Glentworth SK94378828
Gravel Pit Farm Kirton in Lindsey SK939966
Haceby Haceby TF01953692
Horkstow Horkstow SE98491914
Kirmond le Mire Kirmond le Mire TF183930
Mount Pleasant Farm Kirton in Lindsey SE93940038
Norton Disney Norton Disney SK85896028
Roxby Roxby SE92031697
Scampton Scampton SK95527847
Stainby Stainby SK921222
Stoke Rochford Stoke Rochford SK9328  ;
Sudbrooke Sudbrooke TF037765 Excavated 2005–7
Walesby Walesby TF14739262
Winterton Winterton SE90961799

Norfolk

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Bolwick Hall Bolwick Hall TG205245
Feltwell Feltwell TL700921
Feltwell Feltwell TL715909 Bath house only
Gayton Thorpe Gayton Thorpe TF73541806
Grimston Grimston TF716216
Snettisham Snettisham TF68953370
Tivetshall Tivetshall St Mary TM164843
Weeting Weeting TL77808784

Northamptonshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Apethorpe Apethorpe TL02639493
Ashley Ashley SP79409163
Borough Hill Daventry SP58906321
Brixworth Brixworth SP74657187
Byfield Byfield SP506545
Chipping Warden Chipping Warden SP51094822
Cosgrove Cosgrove SP79474212
Cotterstock Cotterstock TL03209101
Deanshanger Deanshanger SP770396
Fotheringhay Fotheringhay TL07899446
Great Weldon Weldon SP92948999
Harpole Harpole SP68385990
Harpole Harpole SP68936209
Meadow Furlong Stanwick SP97147179
Nether Heyford Nether Heyford SP66675865
North Lodge Farm Barnwell TL07438368
Piddington Piddington SP79785414
Quinton Quinton SP775535
Ringstead Ringstead SP976748
Stoke Bruerne Stoke Bruerne SP75465003
Thenford Thenford SP52524158
Whitehall Farm Nether Heyford SP6458 Excavated 2000–2012
Whittlebury Whittlebury SP73224457
Wollaston Wollaston SP90096499
Wollaston Wollaston SP90326254
Wootton Hunsbury Hill SP737582
Yarwell Yarwell TL06189914
Yarwell Yarwell TL06689789

Nottinghamshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Car Colston Car Colston SK71934248  ;
Cromwell Cromwell SK802625
Glebe Farm Barton in Fabis SK52683166
Northfield Mansfield Woodhouse SK52516455
Oldcotes Oldcotes SK59098853
Southwell Southwell SK70285378
Wood Meadow Thurgarton SK67344945

Oxfordshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Asthall Asthall SP30261120
Barton Court Farm Abingdon SU510977
Brize Lodge Ramsden SP33931525
Broughton Castle Broughton Castle
Callow Hill Stonesfield SP40971943
Ditchend Little Milton SP62390030
Ditchley Ditchley SP39932008
Dropshort Sutton Courtenay SU49429389 Dug by Time Team, 2013
Elsfield Elsfield SP54900895
Fawler Fawler SP37171689
Frilford Frilford SU42289726
Garford Garford SU43709542  ;
Gatehampton Goring-on-Thames SU60007990
Great Tew Great Tew SP40502748
Hanwell Hanwell SP42864373
Harpsden Harpsden SU75658047
Islip Islip SP53251342
North Leigh North Leigh SP39701541
Oaklands Farm Fawler SP37931667
Shakenoak North Leigh SP374138
Stanford in the Vale Stanford in the Vale SU32499510
Stonesfield Stonesfield SP40031706
West Challow West Challow SU37578789
Wheatley Wheatley SP60580441
Wigginton Wigginton SP39363356
Widford Widford SP27791185
Woolstone Woolstone SU29048777

Rutland

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Empingham Empingham SK94280765  ;
Great Casterton Great Casterton TF00640955
'Rutland' Ketton SK9667303053 discovered in 2020 with Homer's Iliad mosaic
Thistleton Thistleton SK90951717
Tixover Tixover SK98150188

Shropshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Acton Scott Acton Scott SO45808977
Ashford Carbonell Ashford Carbonell SO53136932
Cruckton Cruckton SJ43211017
Lea Shorthill SJ41760848
Whitley Grange Bayston Hill SJ45700963
Yarchester Harley SJ60650091

Somerset

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Banwell Banwell ST39825927
Birdcombe Wraxall ST47877158
Blacklands Laverton ST765541  ; Dug by Time Team in 2006
Bratton Seymour Bratton Seymour ST66702990
Burnett Burnett ST66506454
Chew Magna Chew Magna ST588610
Chew Park Chew Valley Lake ST56885934
East Coker East Coker ST54601377
Combe Combe Down ST76146219
Compton Dundon Compton Dundon ST49163104
Dinnington Dinnington ST404135 Dug by Time Team 2002 and 2005
Ham Hill Ham Hill Hillfort ST48831649
High Ham High Ham ST42182952
Hurcot Hurcott ST51132972
Iford Farleigh Hungerford ST79735830
Ilchester Ilchester ST51222213
Keynsham Cemetery Keynsham ST64516925
Lopen Lopen ST427139
Low Ham Low Ham ST43552884
Lufton Lufton ST51511784
Mells Park Leigh-on-Mendip ST703475
Newton St Loe Newton St Loe ST71206553
Paulton Paulton ST67125674
Pitney Pitney ST45053006
Priddy Priddy ST53095146
Shapwick Shapwick ST42473948
Somerdale Keynsham ST65636894  ; In the grounds of the Somerdale Factory
Somerton Somerton ST49712904
Wadeford Wadeford ST30881049
Wellow Wellow ST72805799
Wemberham Yatton ST40526522
Westland Yeovil ST54881570 Possibly a small town
West Coker West Coker ST528138
Whatley Whatley ST74424699 Now within Nunney parish boundaries
Whitestaunton Whitestaunton ST28021058
Wincanton Wincanton ST70212819

Staffordshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Acton Trussell Acton Trussell SJ937175
Hales Hales SJ72223371
Shenstone Shenstone SK11030544
Engleton Brewood SJ89451023

Suffolk

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Castle Hill Castle Hill, Ipswich TM14744660 Dug by Time Team 2003
Exning Exning TL61216759
Farnham Farnham TM37125836 Bath house only
Horselands Icklingham TL78067204
Lidgate Lidgate TL73195715
Pakenham Pakenham TL90126950
Stanton Chare Stanton TL955742
Stonham Aspal Stonham Aspal TM13095944 Bath house only

Surrey

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Abinger Abinger TQ10644746
Ashtead Ashtead TQ17756017
Banstead Banstead TQ22395567
Binscombe Farncombe SU970460  ; ;
Chiddingfold Chiddingfold SU97843610
Compton Compton SU95734798
Rapsley Ewhurst TQ08034152
Titsey Park Titsey Place TQ40485457
Walton Heath Walton Heath TQ23165365
Worplesdon Worplesdon SU96895107

Sussex

East Sussex

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Barcombe Barcombe TQ417142
Eastbourne Eastbourne TV618990
Hartfield Hartfield TQ44373195
Plumpton Plumpton TQ360147
Preston Court Beddingham TQ45870734
Preston Park Preston Park, Brighton TQ30910572

West Sussex

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Angmering Angmering TQ05310451
Arundel Arundel TQ01540692
Batten Hanger Elsted and Treyford SU81801533
Bignor Bignor SU98841469
Borough Farm Pulborough TQ06882009
Chilgrove Chilgrove SU83441244
Chilgrove Chilgrove SU84121362
Fishbourne Fishbourne SU83940479
Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint TQ28091505
Littlehampton Littlehampton TQ03960266
Northbrook College Worthing TQ105038
Pitlands Farm Up Marden SU797124
Sidlesham Sidlesham SZ85479702
Southwick Southwick TQ24460565
Walberton Walberton SU978056 Excavated since 2006
West Marden West Marden SU77341264
Wiggonholt Wiggonholt TQ06471756 Bath house only

Warwickshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Radford Semele Radford Semele SP34256245
Snowford Bridge Long Itchington SP39646685

Wiltshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Allington Allington SU20693833
Atworth Atworth ST85556640
Bedwyn Bedwyn SU28356295
Box Box ST82326854
Bradford on Avon Bradford on Avon ST81756135
Brixton Deverill Brixton Deverill ST86183884 Discovered in 2016.
Bromham Bromham ST97086620
Browns Farm Marlborough SU19296785
Chiseldon Chiseldon SU19428095
Colerne Colerne ST811718
Downton Downton SU18142106
Grimstead East Grimstead SU23372748
Hazelbury Box ST837681
Hannington Hannington SU18099585
Lay Wood Devizes SU028629 Discovered in 2013
Littlecote Littlecote Park SU30017055
Manningford Bruce Manningford SU14025805
Netheravon Netheravon SU14764815 Dug by Time Team, 1996
Nuthills Farm Sandy Lane ST96936832 Environs of town of Verlucio
Pit Meads Sutton Veny ST900433
Rudge Froxfield SU27996960
Sherston Sherston ST85558670
Stanton Fitzwarren Stanton Fitzwarren SU17329020
Stanton Park Stanton St Quintin ST89607962
Starveall Farm Bishopstone SU25928158
Tockenham Tockenham SU03887971 Dug by Time Team, 1994
Truckle Hill Ford ST83687609
West Dean West Dean SU25792710 On the Hampshire-Wiltshire border

Worcestershire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Bays Meadow Droitwich Spa SO897638

Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Brantingham Brantingham SE93152880
Grindale Grindale TA13457122
Harpham Harpham TA08996360
Rudston Rudston TA08946671
South Newbald South Newbald SE90453610

North Yorkshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Aiskew Aiskew SE2789 Historic England: Aiskew Roman villa

Excavated 2014-15

Beadlam Beadlam SE63428412
Castle Dikes North Stainley SE29137559
Chapel House Farm Dalton on Tees NZ30080822
Hovingham Hovingham SE66237569
Kirk Sink Gargrave SD93955351
Langton Langton SE81646750  ;
Middleham Middleham SE13468722 Bath suite only
Piercebridge Manfield NZ221152
Pond Head Farm Oulston SE5674 or Burton House Farm
Quarry Farm Ingleby Barwick NZ437150
Street House Loftus NZ7419 Excavated in 2012
Tadcaster Kirkby Wharfe SE50564094
Well Well SE26498182
Wharram Grange Wharram le Street SE847656
Wharram le Street Wharram le Street SE868662

South Yorkshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Stancil Wadworth SK60979604

West Yorkshire

Name Location Grid reference PastScape link Notes
Dalton Parlours Collingham SE40274453

See also

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