An excavation that took place between 2004 and 2005 discovered extensive evidence of prehistoric and Romano-British activity. The prehistoric activity consisted of a ditch and numerous pits containing a small amount of domestic evidence and dated from the late Bronze Age to the middle Iron Age. The Romano-British activity consisted of a child burial, a horse burial and a series of field boundaries. In the late 2nd or early 3rd century a large aisled building was built on the site.