Kings Weston Roman Villa

Kings Weston Roman Villa is located in Lawrence Weston in the north-west of Bristol [1]. The ruins of the Roman villa are a Scheduled Monument that represents a winged corridor design common in Roman Britain [1]. It is notable for retaining original mosaic floors, a hypocaust system, and the only Roman bath suite visible in Bristol [1]. Numismatic evidence, including coins of the Valentinian and Gratian periods (up to AD 381), suggests occupation continued into the late 4th century [1]. The villa was rediscovered in November 1947 during the post-war construction of the Lawrence Weston housing estate [1]. The primary villa was established during Period One (AD 268–270), featuring two wings connected by an open colonnaded porticus and a central court [1]. The villa contains two in situ 4th-century mosaics [1].