During the excavation of a cable trench south of the A2 at Springhead, extensive remains relating to Romano-British occupation were discovered. The remains consisted of ditches, pits, postholes, a Roman road (see TQ 67 SW 334), evidence of metalworking (see TQ 67 SW 335), chalk floors, cobbled surfaces and gullies. The features covered an area c. 260m long and were seen in the 1.2m wide by 0.3m deep trench. Most of the contexts derived from the 2nd and 3rd century though there was also evidence of both 1st and 4th century activity.(1)

<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1999, Excavations At Springhead Roman Town, Southfleet (Unpublished document). SWX6932.