Spoonley Wood Roman Villa
Spoonley Wood Roman Villa is an ancient Roman villa located 2 km south-east of Sudeley Castle near the town of Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England.Photo: Terry Jacombs, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Roman villa located 2 km south-east of Sudeley Castle near the town of Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Spoonley Wood Roman villa”, “Spoonley Woods Roman Villa”, and “Villa rustica of Spoonley Wood”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sudeley Castle and Belas Knap.
Sudeley Castle
Castle
Photo: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sudeley Castle is a Grade I listed castle in the parish of Sudeley, in the Cotswolds, near to the medieval market town of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. Sudeley Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Spoonley Wood Roman Villa.
Belas Knap
Archaeological site
Photo: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belas Knap is a Neolithic, chambered long barrow situated on Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham and Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England. It is a type of monument known as the Cotswold Severn Cairn, all of which have a similar trapezoid shape, and are found scattered along the River Severn. Belas Knap is situated 1½ miles west of Spoonley Wood Roman Villa.
Church of St Martin
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Martin is situated 1 mile southwest of Spoonley Wood Roman Villa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlton Abbots and Brockhampton.
Charlton Abbots
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Abbots is a village and former civil parish 12 miles east of Gloucester, now in the parish of Sudeley, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 71.
Brockhampton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brockhampton is a small village east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. It forms part of the parish of Sevenhampton. In the 2001 census the parish had 349 people living in 157 households. Brockhampton is situated 2 miles south of Spoonley Wood Roman Villa.
Winchcombe
Photo: Prichardson, Public domain.
Winchcombe is a town of 5,300 people in the Cotswolds. Winchcombe is a popular destination for walkers and history fans. With people often visiting the running Gloucestershire Warwickshire Heritage Railway steam train that connects it to Broadway and the Cheltenham Racecourse; and Sudeley Castle, the burial place of Queen Katherine Parr, that lies on its outskirts.
Spoonley Wood Roman Villa
- Categories: Roman villa, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hawling, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9289° or 51° 55′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.93542° or 1° 56′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C3WW3H7+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 617403039OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q12069819
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Spoonley Wood Roman Villa” goes by many names.
- French: “villa romaine de Spoonley Wood”
- French: “Villa romaine de Spoonley Wood”
- German: “Villa Rustica (Spoonley Wood)”
- German: “Villa Rustica”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spoonley Wood and Limehill Wood.
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