Kings Weston Roman Villa
Kings Weston Roman Villa is located in Lawrence Weston in the north-west of Bristol. Discovered in 1947 during the construction of the post-war housing estate, the site consists of two distinct buildings: a fully excavated eastern building and a partially explored western building located beneath the modern Long Cross road.Photo: Michael Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: ancient Roman structure in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK
- Also known as: “Blaise Museum - Kingsweston Roman Villa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shirehampton Methodist Church and Oasis Academy Brightstowe.
Shirehampton Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shirehampton Methodist Church is situated 2,100 feet south of Kings Weston Roman Villa.
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
School
Oasis Academy Brightstowe is a secondary school with academy status in Bristol, England. It opened in September 2008 in the buildings of the former Portway Community School. Oasis Academy Brightstowe is situated 1,600 feet south of Kings Weston Roman Villa.
Shirehampton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shirehampton railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and serves the district of Shirehampton in Bristol, England. It is 7.6 miles from Bristol Temple Meads. Shirehampton railway station is situated 4,200 feet south of Kings Weston Roman Villa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shirehampton and Lawrence Weston.
Shirehampton
Suburb
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shirehampton is a district of Bristol in England, near Avonmouth, at the northwestern edge of the city. It originated as a separate village, retains a High Street with a parish church and shops, and is still thought of as a village by many of its 6,867 inhabitants.
Lawrence Weston
Suburb
Lawrence Weston is a post-war housing estate in northwest Bristol, England, between Henbury and Shirehampton. The estate is bounded in the east by the Blaise Castle estate and woods.
Avonmouth
Suburb
Photo: My another account, Public domain.
Avonmouth is a port and outer suburb of Bristol, England, on the north bank of the mouth of the River Avon and the eastern shore of the Severn Estuary.
Kings Weston Roman Villa
- Categories: Roman villa, ancient Roman structure, archaeological site, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49499° or 51° 29′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.67273° or 2° 40′ 22″ westOperator
Bristol MuseumsOpen location code
9C3VF8VG+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 569144575OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6413039
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