The proposed development area lies just over 1km west of the Aslockton village centre, north of Abbey Lane, and is currently agricultural land under crop. The trial trenching methodology was agreed in advance and entailed the excavation of six trenches, each measuring 50m long by 1.8m wide. In each trench the topsoil, subsoil and underlying non-archaeological deposits were removed in spits no greater than 100m thickness using a 3600, tracked excavator fitted with a smooth ditching bucket. The process was repeated until the first archaeologically significant or natural horizon was exposed with all further excavation of archaeological deposits carried out by hand. Trial trenching revealed a number of features of potential archaeological interest within the proposed development area, with features revealed in all trenches. The location of archaeological features corresponded very well with the preceding geophysical survey, offering confidence that the geophysical survey reflects the spatial distribution and density of features across the site. There was a clear focus of activity in the northern part of the site, with a small cluster of features in one trench further to the south, and a largely blank area in the central portion of the site and the north-eastern and south-eastern parts of the site. Dating evidence for the site was recovered from a minority of the 43 features exposed, with nine features producing pottery of a Late Iron Age to early Roman date. The assemblage totalled 102 sherds of a relatively close date in the 1st century AD, potentially spanning the Iron Age/Roman transition. Although only a minority of features were dated, shared alignments of features, similarity of fills and close correspondence with the geophysical survey data suggests the majority of the activity represented at the site belongs to this period. The short time span of the pottery assemblage and the fact that there was very little in the way of intercutting, realignment or recutting of features suggest a single phase of relatively short lived activity at the site. Environmental evidence from the site was generally sparse, with low densities of charred cereal grains recovered from most features, as well as charcoal, coal, and fired clay flecks recovered in varying quantities across the site. Two samples from one ditch towards the eastern side of the site produced grain which showed signs of germination and possible milling, indicative of either cereal drying, or malting for brewing, occurring in the vicinity of the site. No associated features were recorded during the current works; such as ovens, hearths or corn driers, and as such it is possible this activity was occurring beyond the site boundaries. The nature of the excavated evidence for the Iron Age/Roman phase of activity, suggests a series of probable agricultural enclosures on the periphery of a small scale rural settlement. The pottery and animal bone assemblage was largely domestic in nature and typical of the region, with no evidence for imported vessels or finewares among the ceramic evidence. No features excavated provided direct evidence for settlement activity occurring on the site, e.g. ring ditches, beamslots, hearths or ovens, nor was any building material recovered from the site, such as building stone or ceramic building material, potentially indicating that any associated structures were of a low status native tradition, employing materials such as wood and thatch that leave little trace in the archaeological record. Two other dated features, comprising linear ditches in two trenches produced post-medieval dating evidence, and are likely to represent the second dated phase of activity, comprising medieval to post-medieval ploughing of the site. Furrows which characterise this activity were exposed in three trenches, but the geophysical survey evidence suggests this activity extends across much of the site. There were also a number of features representing animal burrows or natural bioturbation. The archaeological horizon was generally encountered directly below the ploughsoil, and some truncation of the archaeological deposits by ploughing was evident as a result. Features in two trenches appeared particularly truncated and shallow but with better preservation apparent in one trench in particular, where an intermittent subsoil was noted, which may have protected the deposits from subsequent plough damage.