Frampton

villa · 30 BC – 2100 AD

Samuel Lysons excavated a Roman villa at Frampton (Dorset) in 1796. Its unusual mosaics were a subject of keen interest, even attracting the attention of George III. The villa was thought to have been demolished, but Bournemouth University demonstrated that remains of the villa can still be identified in situ in 2019.

Coordinates

50.75291, -2.53060

Also known as

Frampton Roman villa (en), Frampton Roman villa (en)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Historic England — National Heritage List for England · OGL v3.0
  Historic England, National Heritage List for England (OGL v3.0). Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right.
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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