Winterton Roman villa

Winterton Roman villa is a Roman villa in Winterton, North Lincolnshire. It was discovered in 1747.

1. Villa

The villa was built in the 2nd century AD and reconstructed in the 4th century. It was partially excavated several times. Between 1958 and 1967 Ian Stead led a series of excavations at the site culminating in the 1976 volume Excavations at Winterton Roman Villa and Other Roman Sites in North Lincolnshire. Following these excavations Winterton was one of the most (archaeologically) completely known villa sites in England. The villa comprises several buildings surrounding a courtyard measuring 300 feet (91 m) in width, including domestic spaces, agricultural buildings, and three bath-houses. Five large mosaics have been found at the site. The Orpheus mosaic is one of thirteen examples of this subject from Roman Britain and is one of the two most northerly examples; the other being at the nearby Horkstow Roman villa. A mosaic depicting Fortuna is in the North Lincolnshire Museum along with a collection of pottery, coins, and glass.

1. See also

Winterton Lady

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Winterton and Thealby railway station

Winterton and Thealby railway station was a station built by the North Lindsey Light Railway in Winterton, Lincolnshire, on their line from Scunthorpe to Winteringham. The station was opened on 3 September 1906 and closed to passengers in 1925. The line closed entirely in 1964. The first train on the line operated from Dawes Lane as far as this station.

Historic Site Landmark

Roxby, Lincolnshire

Roxby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north from Scunthorpe and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Winterton on the A1077. Roxby stands on a prominent part of the Lincoln Cliff and overlooks the Humber Estuary. Roxby has fewer than 500 inhabitants, and forms part of the civil parish of Roxby cum Risby (where population details are included), which also includes the hamlet of Dragonby. Roxby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Mary. The church, of 12th-century origin with 14th-century additions, is of Decorated style, and was restored and partly rebuilt in 1875 by James Fowler. In 1719 a Roman mosaic was discovered near to the church. Several attempts to excavate the mosaic were made but it was not until 1972 when it was accurately excavated and recorded by the curator of Scunthorpe Museum. Later excavations by the Humberside Archaeology Unit concluded that the mosaic was part of an aisled structure with the mosaic forming the flooring for a suite of rooms at one end of the villa which may have been up to 22 yards (20 m) wide and 55 yards (50 m) long. Although no railway line runs directly to Roxby, a major landfill site is situated a few miles away in a disused ironstone quarry. This is served by the remnants of the North Lindsey Light Railway over which trainloads of household rubbish were transported in containers from various locations in the Greater Manchester area.

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Winterton, Lincolnshire

Winterton is a market town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Scunthorpe. The 2021 census found 4,765 inhabitants living in the town. Winterton is located near the banks of the Humber and is 8 miles (13 km) south-west of the Humber Bridge which can be seen from many parts of the town. As of 2022, the mayor of Winterton is Marilynne Harrison.

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Winterton Rangers F.C.

Winterton Rangers F.C. are a football club based in Winterton, North Lincolnshire, England. They play in the Northern Counties East League Division One.

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