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Chedworth Roman Villa is located near Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England [1] and is a scheduled monument. [2] It is one of the largest and most elaborate Roman villas so far discovered in Britain and one with the latest occupation beyond the Roman period. The villa was built in phases from the early 2nd century to the 5th century, with the 4th ...
Chedworth is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, southwest England, in the Cotswolds. It is known as the location of Chedworth Roman Villa , administered since 1924 by the National Trust .
1923 – an initiative to save Chedworth Roman Villa (discovered 1864), raising the funds to buy the property and put it in the care of the National Trust. 1928 – persuading the owner of Belas Knap long barrow to place it in the care of the state (Office of Works), allowing methodical investigation and restoration to begin
Historic England. "Clear Cupboard Roman Villa (329941)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Cold Harbour Farm Wick: Historic England. "Monument No. 204952". Research records (formerly PastScape). Combend Colesbourne: Historic England. "Combend Roman Villa (117505)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Compton Grove Compton Abdale
The reserve is some 1800 yards long and is through ancient woodland. The woodland, Chedworth Woods, is one of the largest areas of such woodland in the Cotswolds. The reserve adjoins Chedworth Roman Villa, a National Trust site. [1] [4] Roman snail (Helix pomatia) in Chedworth Woods. The reserve terminates at the south end at the closed ...
These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, Roman villas and tithe barns. [2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings.
Detail of one of the mosaics from the Chedworth Roman villa near Glevum. Many archaeological artifacts and some in situ walls from Roman Glevum may be seen in the Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery; The remains of the Roman and medieval East Gate are on display in the East Gate Chamber on Eastgate Street.
A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions. Nevertheless, the term "Roman villa" generally covers buildings with the common features of being extra-urban (i.e. located outside urban settlements, unlike the domus which was inside ...