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Around Kingston Bagpuize lies Trendle's Field, a site that once hosted a substantial Roman villa nearly two thousand years ago.
Archaeologists uncovered considerable remains here decades ago, including a bath house, mosaic flooring fragments, and various everyday objects that reveal how people lived and worked in this rural corner of Roman Britain.
The excavations were thorough, but the site was then carefully re-covered to preserve what lay beneath. Today it's private farmland, so you won't find a museum villa to wander through. Instead, it's the kind of place where you can stand and think about the Romans who occupied this very spot, going about their daily lives in what would have seemed like the countryside to them.
If you want to see the actual finds, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and Abingdon County Hall Museum both hold significant collections from Trendle's Field. These give you a proper sense of Roman domestic life in the area, from pottery to practical household items.
Kingston Bagpuize village itself is worth a gentle walk around, and you're well-positioned between Abingdon and Oxford. Both towns are close enough to combine with a visit here, so you could easily make this quiet spot part of a broader exploration of the region's Roman heritage without too much extra travel.
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