The story begins with an Iron Age farmstead. A Roman villa was established around AD 100, then damaged by fire around AD 180 before being rebuilt around AD 275. Later improvements included mosaic floors, two bath suites, a walled garden and fishpond. The estate was also associated with a temple mausoleum on the hill at Blue Bridge.
Pottery was first noticed in Loughton Brook in 1967; fieldwalking pinpointed the villa in 1971 while Milton Keynes was being built. Excavations followed in 1973–78 and 1983–85. Most of the mosaics are now cared for at Milton Keynes Museum. One impressive mosaic is displayed on the wall by the central public toilets in the CMK shopping centre.
History summary based on The Parks Trust heritage account. See also Milton Keynes Museum.
