Rectory Farm, Stanton St John, Oxfordshire

In May 2003, OA carried out a field evaluation at rectory Farm Stanton St John, Oxfordshire on behalf of Thomas & Co. Five trenches were opened in the course of the work. No archaeological findings were made in Trenches 1, 2 and 3. A 19th-century metalled surface was found in Trench 4. The most significant archaeological feature was a north-south aligned ditch found at the south end of Trench 5. The upper fill of the ditch has been dated to the post-medieval period, however no dating evidence was discovered from its primary fills. Nonetheless, its orientation and proximity to the nearby church suggests that it could be the remains of a previous boundary. No evidence associated with the ditch was found in the other trenches.