In 2011 an archaeological evaluation was carried out in advance of the construction of a new medical centre on land fronting Bearsted Road, Weavering.

From the evaluation report:

"40 evaluation trenches were excavated on the site between the 26th September and 14th October 2011. Following the discovery of later prehistoric remains, a small strip map and sample exercise was undertaken in the north western part of the site. This ran concurrently with the later stages of the evaluation. The results of the field evaluation have helped to refine the initial assessment of the archaeological potential of the site. Later prehistoric remains were located in the north western part of the site , a small section of ditch, several post holes and a fire pit/hearth attest to, if not continuous settlement, evidence of, at least, sporadic
occupation/habitation in the late Iron Age. Further evidence of prehistoric occupation/activity from the Neolithic period onwards comprised an assemblage of residual worked flint which was found in subsoil and topsoil deposits across the site. The earliest and most notable of these pieces was the cutting edge of a Neolithic polished axe. At the southern end of the site, a small number of undated ditches and gullies
suggest land divisions and may well date to the Romano-British period. Roman finds were present, but limited to a small assemblage of pottery found residually in subsoil and topsoil deposits: a single glass bead and fragment of clay-pipe figurine are considered to be the most notable of these finds. Despite the presence of limited amounts of residual material, over the remainder of the site no archaeological features were encountered. In the light of revised understanding of the archaeological potential of the site the report concludes the impact of the proposed redevelopment is localised to specific areas in the southern and north western parts of the site where archaeological remains were found. Ground reduction on the topographical high point of the site in the northwest of the site may impact upon further Iron Age remains beyond those
already discovered. In the southern part of the site and along the proposed road corridor further archaeological remains, potentially of Romano-British or later date may be present. It is suggested that, on the basis these findings, an archaeological watching brief be undertaken during groundworks in these areas.(1)

<1> Museum of London Archaeology, 2011, KIMS, Land fronting Newnham Court Road, Bearsted, Maidstone Kent: Interim report on archaeological evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE17126.