In the first trench, there was a single archaeological feature cut into the natural substrate at the western end of the trench. a single linear feature with gentle sloping sides and a flat base. The ditch had gentle sloping sides and a flat base, around 4.2m wide, and 0.48m deep, roughly oriented north – south. The single fill belonging to the ditch was made up of a mid orangey brownloose silt sand with frequent small rounded pebbles, no finds were recovered from the ditch.

In a second trench, two linear features lay at the southeast end of the trench. One ditch extended WNW from the southeast end of the trench and had a concave profile. It contained a single greyish brown silt sand fill, with frequent small, rounded pebbles. The second ditch, located lightly more centrally in the trench on a c.NE-SW alignment had more gently sloped sides and a flatter base. The single fill was similar to fill of the first ditch. Both were void of any artefacts.

In a third trench, a single archaeological feature was cut into the natural substrate; a fairly small linear feature running NE-SW, 0.92m wide, and 0.30m deep with a concave profile. The single fill of the gully was a brownish grey silt sand with occasional flecks of charcoal and frequent small rounded pebbles. But no artefacts were recovered. It is likely that this small ditch is the same as the linear feature seen in the second trench.

There were 4 features seen within a fourth trench. At the east end of the trench was a ditch that when projected corresponded with ditch seen in the second and third trenches and was therefore not investigated. The remaining three features lay at the west end of the trench; two linear features and a discrete pit. The pit was a fairly shallow sub oval shaped feature, both ends of the feature lying outside the trench. It contained a single sand fill with frequent flecks of charcoal. Adjacent was a ditch which ran NE-SW, truncated by a large modern drainage pipe. This moderately sized ditch was 1.6m wide and 0.30m deep, with a single mid brownish grey silt sand fill. A small gully lay at the eastern most end of the trench, 0.40m wide and 0.12m deep, again containing a single dark grey silt sand fill with charcoal flecks noted. No artefacts were recovered from any of the features located within the fourth trench.

Towards the south end of a fifth trench were three ditches. One ditch was wide and shallow with a gentle concave profile and lay on a NE-SW alignment. To the north, another ditch was slightly more E-W orientated and less substantial but had a similar profile. Both contained single fills, both silty sand with rounded pebbles. To the north of this, the third ditch was WNW-ESE aligned. The profile was slightly different, the sides appearing to turn upwards more sharply, but again this feature was shallow; it is possibly these features had all been truncated with only the base surviving. Adjacent to the third ditch was a posthole with vertical sides and concave base. There was no evidence of a post-pipe in the fill suggesting any post had been removed and the hole backfilled. Another posthole was partially exposed at the north end of the trench adjacent to the modern ditch. One steep side while the other was shallower – possibly a posthole where the post had been tilted and removed. The orange brown sandy fill had a lot of rooting. None of the features in this trench contained any artefacts.

In a sixth trench, only one feature was observed, a fairly large ditch with very steep sides and a concave base (W-3.10m, D 0.70m), located towards the west end of the trench on a NW-SE alignment. It had a single mid orangey brown silt sand fill, with frequent small round pebbles. No artefacts were recovered from this fill.

At the west end of a seventh trench was a ditch, which had moderately steep sides, stepped towards the top, with a narrow concave base. It contained a firm blueish grey silt clay with pebble and charcoal fleck inclusions from which a sherd of very abraded pottery that could not be conclusively identified beyond being Roman or medieval and fragments of two cattle molars were recovered. Cut into the top of this ditch was the base of a posthole, shallow and concave. Moving east there was another discrete posthole. Only the base of this feature survived (0.08m deep), a similar profile to the first posthole. This posthole lies equidistant between two further ditch. One of the ditches was approximately parallel to the other ditch, containing a similar fill but without any artefacts. There was another possible posthole cut into the top of this ditch, noted in plan but unrecorded. In the approximate centre of the ditch two further postholes were recorded. One posthole has the same profile as the previous two excavated. To the north lay another posthole, the fifth in the trench, that was noted in plan and not recorded. Two further ditches lay at the east end of the trench. One ditch lay on a c.WNW-ESE alignment had a slightly “V” shaped profile, with moderately sloped sides and a narrow base, containing a yellow grey sandy clay. The other ditch had a “U” shaped profile – almost vertical sides and a wide slightly concave base. The single fills of both these ditches were similar yellow grey sandy clays. A single sherd of modern pottery was recovered but it was discarded on site.

At the north end of an eighth trench, was a ditch on a c. E-W alignment. The projected alignment of this ditch corresponded with a further ditch in the ninth trench and was not further recorded. To the south, another ditch crossed the trench, a shallow gully c.0.40m across and 0.16m deep. The single fill was brown grey silt clay with pebble inclusions, void of any artefacts. A third ditch was partially exposed at the south end of the trench, probably a ditch, it had a shallow profile, and a single exposed fill.

A ninth trench contained five trenches on a c.E-W alignment, plus two c.NE-SW gullies, and a pit. A single sherd of pottery was recovered from one of the ditches. One ditch lay at the north end of the trench. It was at least c.2.60m wide (the southern edge was diffuse and not established in the section, the profile was a little irregular. It contained a single fill a loose silt sand with occasional charcoal flecks but no datable artefacts. This ditch was projected to continue west and correspond with the unrecorded ditch at the north end of the eighth trench. To the south of this was a discrete pit. It was irregularly circular in plan, with steep shallow sides and a wide flattish base and a single fill, a light grey sand. Another ditch was c.E-W aligned and crossed a gully which lay on a c. NE-SW alignment. The single fill of the ditch was a greyish brown silt and the single fill of the gully recorded was a light grey sand making the relationship clear in plan and section. A further ditch was wide and shallow with a flat base, containing a single fill, a greyish sand silt from which a single sherd of 13th – 14th century Nottingham Glazed Ware pottery was recovered. Another gully entered the west side of the trench on a c.N-S alignment and terminated. It was narrow and shallow measuring c.0.60m wide and 0.24m deep and had a “U” shaped profile. The silt sand fill was similar to the fill of ditch with the pottery. At the south end of the trench, a parallel gully and ditch were recorded. The gully profile was similar to that of the further gully and the ditch similar to that of the ditch with the pottery, although both were shallower suggesting they had been a little more truncated by later activity. Both contained grey sands, negative for any artefacts.

The tenth trench lay at the east end of the Site, and contained a single ditch at the south end of the trench. The ditch lay on a c.NW-SE alignment and had a wide, irregular profile. The projected line of this ditch roughly corresponded with the first ditch in the seventh trench and that in the north end of the tenth trench and may be a continuation of the same feature. The single fill was void of any artefacts.

A. Lane, 2022, Land at Overfield Park, Godfrey Drive, Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2UA: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SNT5823.