Rockbourne Roman Villa
Rockbourne Roman Villa is a Roman courtyard villa excavated and put on public display in the village of Rockbourne in the English county of Hampshire. The villa was discovered in 1942 by a local farmer and excavated by A.Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman villa in grid reference , United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Rockbourne Roman villa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St George and Church of St Leonard.
Church of St George
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St George is situated 1 mile southwest of Rockbourne Roman Villa.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Leonard is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rockbourne Roman Villa.
Breamore House
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breamore House is an Elizabethan manor house noted for its fine collection of paintings and furniture and situated NW of Breamore village, north of Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England. Breamore House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rockbourne Roman Villa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burgate and Fordingbridge.
Burgate
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Buchan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burgate is a hamlet situated on the western edge of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. The hamlet is situated on the A338 road. The nearest town is Fordingbridge, which lies approximately 0.5 miles to the southwest. Burgate is situated 2 miles east of Rockbourne Roman Villa.
Fordingbridge
Photo: Wulfrunian1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fordingbridge is a small town in Hampshire, on the northwestern edge of the New Forest National Park. The town itself is mostly known for its 13th-century bridge over the River Avon, but the nearby villages of Breamore and Rockbourne each have sights of their own, from the remains of a 2000-year old mansion, to a fascinating agricultural museum.
Breamore
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breamore is a village and civil parish near Fordingbridge in Hampshire, England. The parish includes a notable Elizabethan country house, Breamore House, built with an E-shaped ground plan. Breamore is situated 2½ miles east of Rockbourne Roman Villa.
Rockbourne Roman Villa
- Categories: Roman villa, ancient Roman structure, independent museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rockbourne, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9527° or 50° 57′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.83049° or 1° 49′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2WX539+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 250790074OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7354971
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