A number of features identified during evaluation work north of Ridham Avenue were dated through pottery recovered, to the Late Iron Age/Romano-British period. Some of this pottery included high quality Late Iron Age 'Belgic' fine wares. The features recorded pointed to significant occupation and/or settlement activity on the site, particularly in the higher lying southern and north eastern parts of site. Activity from this period was also recorded in the evaluation for the proposed road scheme to the east (TQ 96 NW 98) and in the Kemsley Field excavations to the south (TQ 96 NW 1004). Prehistoric features (TQ 96 NW 99) and Medieval features (TQ 96 NW 101), were also recorded during the evaluation. The whole evaluation area extended over 5.1 ha and was confined within the grid refs given below.