Fishbourne

Fishbourne was an exceptionally early, large, and luxurious Roman villa or ‘palace’. One mile west of Chichester, the site was first occupied by a supply base of the invasion period. In the Neronian period the first stone civil buildings were constructed. The Mediterranean-style complex and decoration (black-and-white mosaics, stucco-work) were unique in late 1st-cent. Britain. The complex declined through the 2nd and 3rd cents., though still a comfortable villa. It was destroyed by fire in the late 3rd cent.

Fishbourne may refer to one of several places.

United Kingdom

• Fishbourne, Isle of Wight, a village
• Fishbourne, West Sussex, a village.
• Fishbourne Roman Palace, an archaeological site in West Sussex.

United States of America

• Fishbourne, New Jersey

See also

• Fishburn

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