... find out whether Chedworth was a typical Roman Villa, by comparing it to other villas in the area and around Britain. Many villas were built around the second century AD. Chedworth villa is one of them. Chedworth villa was built in AD120 and lies in what had once been the advance zone of the frontier in a countryside, which was thickly dotted with 22 villa sites. This shows that this was an intensely farmed, yet prosperous piece of land. There was also a nearby stream, which was good for water, and keeping the land fertile. There were good communication and trade links along this frontier, because of the Fosse Way, and the two major towns, Corinium and Glevum. Another villa with a similar location is Bignor. It was located near Stane Street, for easy access to Londinium. North Leigh Villa was located near Akeman Street, which was another major route ...

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