In 2009 Kent Archaeological Projects carried out a watching brief on the laying of a water main beside Seven Mile Lane. A spread containing ragstone blocks and medieval pottery was encountered. It was 0.25m deep, 9.8m north-south and 6.3m east-west. The pottery consisted of 214 sherds from a flat-handled skillet, a tubular handled vessel, lid-seated pots and cooking pots. There were also five sherds from a Saintonge jug, a high status import from France. The date range covers the period .c1200-1350. The spread is thought to relate to a much-disturbed dwelling, perhaps a sunken-floored one which was at least partly stone-built. (1)

<1> Kent Archaeological Projects, 2009, An archaeological evaluation and watching brief along the route of the South East Water Main Lay along Seven Mile Lane, Mereworth, West Malling, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16968.