The site comprises three fields covering an area of 2.1ha bounded by mature hedgerows and tress and bordered by residential housing to the north and west, enclosed fields to the east and Mill Lane to the south. The watching brief consisted of a phase of archaeological monitoring during the creation of a central spine road which would identify the archaeological character across the whole of the site. A controlled topsoil and overburden strip was also undertaken at the south-west corner of the site on the location of a former windmill. The removal of topsoil and sub-soil was monitored across the footprint of the spine road down to the natural substrate. The work was carried out by a mechanical excavator equipped with a smooth-bladed ditching bucket. Metal-detecting was undertaken during the watching brief leading to the recovery of a post-medieval copper-alloy crotal bell. The remains of ridge and furrow were visible as raised earthworks in the east field and recorded at 4m intervals. The ridge and furrow system appeared to have been ploughed out above the ground in the north and west field, although truncated furrows were evident following excavation. The only archaeological feature identified on the site was the remains of a former windmill represented by four shallow rectangular pits. The series of pits had similar dimensions; typically 1.8 x 1.45m and 0.1m deep with rounded sides and flat bases. Each pit was filled with a loose yellow-grey clayey-sand containing inclusions of building debris; sub-angular limestone fragments, brick fragments, pieces of render, concrete fragments, mortar fragments and corroded iron debris. A number unstratified metal finds were encountered during metal detecting on the site; these included a small number of 19th and early 20th-century coins, metal fastenings and buttons. One notable find was a copper-alloy crotal bell. The bell consisted of a one piece cast design that measured 25mm in diameter with a square suspension loop on the upper half and a sunburst pattern on both hemispheres. A horse shoe makers mark is evident on one half of the centre of the lower hemisphere. The artefact most likely dates to the 16th or 17th century. Unstratified pieces of ceramic land drain and clay pipe were also noted during the groundworks.