The c.4.2ha site lies to the immediate west of Aslockton, to the south of Abbey Lane. It comprises an irregularly-shaped arable field that is bounded to the south by a railway line; to the north-east and mid-east by residential developments; to the south-east by allotments and to the east by open land. At the time of the fieldwork the site was under rough vegetation, mixed natural species and the remains of a previous seasons crop. Six evaluation trenches, each 30mx2m, were positioned around the site to investigate the archaeological potential. Due to the scarcity of magnetic anomalies to target, these trenches were scattered across the site. All trenches were opened using a mechanical excavator fitted with a wide, smooth bladed bucket under archaeological supervision. Machine excavation ceased at the first archaeologically significant layer or the natural geology. Trenches were cleaned by hand, with all encountered archaeological features defined and sample excavated. The majority of the site was surveyed as magnetically “void”, meaning there were few anomalies with potential archaeological origins identified. One trench on the west side of the site targeted parallel linear anomalies that were interpreted as the possible remains of medieval / early post-medieval ridge and furrow, indicating an agricultural use in this period. However, no corresponding features were identified within the trench. Based on this it is concluded that any such remains are ephemeral and could not be identified in the course of this fieldwork. The features seen in another trench were on the whole identified as being natural based on their plan and profile and the characteristics of the fills they contained. All were similar, and sealed beneath a buried soil or subsoil layer that was described as being slightly peaty, and similarto the fills of the features themselves. It is possible that these features are the result of waterlogging of this part of the field, although their irregular profile and plan also indicates potential tree throws. The exception to this was one feature which had a smoother profile and more regular oval shape in plan, and may have been the base of a shallow pit. Unfortunatelythis feature remained undated itself, although the irregular feature which cut the pit contained two fragments of 18th– 19th century ceramics. This dating evidence, being recovered from a tree throw where boiturbation would be expected, is considered unreliable to base any dating for the stratigraphically earlier feature. The small ceramic assemblage probably results from post-medieval agricultural practices, whereby midden material was incorporated into arable soils to improve the soil quality for crop production. Given the sites location on the periphery of the settlement and on a local road, it seems likely that this field has been used for agricultural activity throughout the post-medieval period, with similar activity probably dating back to the medieval period. The other four trenches were all targeted on magnetically “void” areas across the site. Three of those trenches were confirmed as negative of any features, although modern field drains were recorded in all these trenches. The other trench contained a single amorphous feature that upon excavation was determined to be a discrete root bowl, adjacent to another modern field drain.