Sketchley Lane, Sketchley, Leicestershire

Between the 21st and the 31st of October, Oxford Archaeology undertook a
trial trench evaluation at Sketchley Lane, Sketchley, Leicestershire. The work
was undertaken to inform a planning application for a mixed commercial and
residential development. A total of 56 trenches were excavated across the site
targeting the results of a geophysical survey.
The geophysical survey identified activity associated with the agricultural use
of the site including areas of plough furrow.
The trial trenching identified a series of linear features and postholes that can
be associated with medieval and post-medieval agricultural activity within the
site. A sherd of Samian ware dating to the 2nd century AD was recovered from
a ditch in the southern part of the site. However, the sherd is not considered
indicative of the date of the feature and is probably a residual find.
No anomalies identified by the geophysical survey were identified within the
trenches except those associated with extant and ploughed out ridge and
furrow.