Claim: The remains of a large Roman villa, which was discovered in Briston Deverilll in 2015, featured a mosaic floor, which was similar to the great Roman villa at Chedworth, Gloucestershire, one of the most elaborate Roman villas in Britain, and walls, which were inferred to be three storeys tall.
Evidence: In April 2016 it was announced that the remains of a large Roman villa had been discovered in the village in February 2015. After excavations by archaeologists from Historic England and The Salisbury Museum, a mosaic floor was uncovered of a large Roman property, similar in size and structure to the great Roman villa at Chedworth, Gloucestershire. Surviving sections of walls, 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height, have confirmed that the mosaic formed part of a grand villa, thought to have been three storeys in height, its grounds extending over 100 metres (110 yd) in width and length. It is one of the largest and most elaborate Roman villas in Britain.