de Savary in 1985. In the same year, the house’s collection of Civil War weaponry and armour – begun by Parliamentary colonel Alexander Popham – was offered for auction, and bought in its entirety by Royal Armouries. In 1996 De Savary sold the estate to Warner Holidays, who now operate it as a country house hotel and resort. Littlecote Roman Villa In the grounds is Littlecote Roman Villa, a Roman winged corridor villa and associated religious complex. It has been excavated under the direction of Bryn Walters, and is on display to the public. Location Littlecote House is on the south bank of the River Kennet between the villages of Ramsbury and Chilton Foliat, and about two miles northwest of the small Berkshire town of Hungerford. It is also in the heart of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Position: Nearby places of interest: Crofton Pumping Station, Wilton Windmill References Further reading Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp. 1830-1, pedigree of Leyborne Popham of Hunstrete late of Littlecote Burke's Peerage and Baronetage: Wills of Hazelwood, Baronet, Wills of Blagdon, Baronet; Wills of Northmoor, Baronet; Sir William Wills, Baron Winterstoke; Sir Gilbert Hamilton-Wills, Dulverton, Baron; Elphinstone, Baron External links Photos of Littlecote House and surrounding area at Geograph Elizabethan architecture Country houses in Wiltshire Hotels in Wiltshire Grade I listed houses Grade I listed buildings in Wiltshire Houses completed in 1592 Country house hotels