From March 2002 to February 2003 the Museum of London Archaeology Service carried out a watching brief on works associated with the new Lenham community centre, housing and access roads. Two pits and two boundary ditches were discovered, all dated to the late Roman period.

In area 2 at the south-west of the site a steep sided ditch (feature 5) ran east-west across the whole of the area. It was 1.5 - 1.6m wide and 0.75 to 1.0 m deep. The lower fill contained some animal bone. A second ditch (feature 2) was steep sided and also ran east-west. It was 1.20 m wide and 1.4 m deep. The fill contained pottery, one piece of which was dated to AD 180-400, and oyster shells. A large pit or quarry pit (feature 8) was also found over 5.0 m in diameter and 1.0 m deep. The main fill of the ditch contained tile, pottery (AD 50 - 400) and animal bone. A second pit (feature 10) was also steep sided, c. 2.0 m long and 0.5 m deep. Its fill contained tile and pottery. The pottery was problemmatic in that it consisted of everted-rim, grog tempered jars. These are typically dated to 120 AD onwards but are also similar to iron age styles.(1)

<1> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2004, Lenham Community Project, Old Ashford Road, Lenham: an archaeological watching brief report (Unpublished document). SKE13578.