During the construction of the new trunk main from Bewl Bridge to Flimwell in 2004 an area of late medieval and post medieval features, mostly ditches but including a hearth, was found.

The area formed the eastern part of section 12, section 13 and the western part of section 14 of the project. The excavation revealed two or three phases. The first was of medieval date and comprised enclosures between the Hastings Road and the former Combwell Priory. The second phase was of early post-medieval date (16th century) and a third may have been of 17th century date. The features lacked domestic debris, containing peg-tile, charcoal and raw and burnt clay. Most of the ditches were interpreted as field boundaries. (1, 2)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological trust, 2004, Archaeological Study Of The Route Of The Bewl Bridge To Flimwell Trunk Main, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13388.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological trust, 2004, Archaeological investigation of the Bewl Bridge to Flimwell trunk main, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13385.