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Bignor Roman Villa
Bignor Roman Villa, Bignor, West Sussex, RH20 1PH
For nearly two hundred years locals and tourists have been visiting the site to see the fantastic mosaics that adorned the floors of this once elegant Roman Villa. The villa was a rich working farm in Roman Britain and the land is still farmed to this day by the Tupper family, descendants of George Tupper who discovered the site whilst ploughing in 1811.
The mosaics at Bignor include Jupiter and Ganymede, Venus and the Cupid Gladiators, the North Corridor (at twenty-four metres and thought to be the longest on display in Britain) and the Dolphin and Signature – perhaps belonging to Terentius the designer of the mosaic.
Bignor Roman Villa is situated in the centre of the designated South Downs National Park, only metres from the Downs themselves. The site commands unrivalled views of the Downs to South, East and West with instant access to miles of beautiful footpaths heading in all directions.
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