Villas were high-status rural dwellings—the Roman equivalent of a large country estate. They are not uncommon across Britain, although only six are currently known to be within Shropshire.

Most of the Roman villas found by archaeologists are in the south of England. The governor of Britain had a palace in London. Another palace was beside the sea, at Fishbourne (near Chichester in ...

The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found across the Roman Empire including Britain. Brading Roman Villa on the Isle ...

The extraordinary colonia, founded by Roman soldiers between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, yielded several remarkable archaeological finds.