The natural was cut by a north-north-east to south-south-west aligned ditch with steep straight irregular sides and a flat irregular base. The ditch measured 0.5m wide and was up to 0.35m deep and extended for most of the length of the trench. The ditch was filled by a firm mid brownish grey clay silt with occasional small rounded pebbles and occasional flecks of charcoal. This feature was covered by a firm mid brown grey clay silt sub-soil with occasional small rounded pebbles, which was 0.25m thick.

The ditch recorded in the base of the trench was sealed by a 0.25m thick subsoil. The latter deposit may be a plough soil, indicating that the ditch may be of some antiquity although its alignment matches the layout of boundaries in the modern landscape. No artefacts were recovered from the ditch or the overlying subsoil and topsoil. The ditch is probably the remains of an enclosure or boundary feature located on the periphery of the village core. However, as the ditch is sealed beneath a possible ploughsoil there is a possibility that it is of pre-medieval date The latest deposits were modern hardstanding.

A. Pascoe, 2020, 5 Moor Lane, East Stoke, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation, Page 3 (Unpublished document). SNT5514.