Four evaluation trenches (total length 60m) were positioned within the footprint of three proposed new dwellings, associated garages and new access road.<1> There were twenty-one archaeological features: six possible Roman inhumation graves, Roman and undated ditches, and post-medieval and modern pits. The spacing of the Roman inhumations may indicate that the Lexden Cemetery (previously known only for cremation burials) also contained family burial groups which may have been separated by ditches. Dating evidence of the burials is slim (but the investigation was limited at this stage). There were no finds from the three unexcavated burials (F5, F15, F21), and of the three partially-excavated examples only F14 produced exclusively Roman material (one Roman sherd). The other two partially-excavated burials (F6, F13) produced a mixture of Roman sherds and tile, with two pieces of post-Roman brick or tile. Two of the inhumations contained coffin nails, which are typical of Roman inhumation burial (F5, F13). It seems possible that the Roman ditches F11 and F18 are ditch/banks separating out these family plots. It is equally likely that some of the other features are burial-related, particularly Roman post-hole F4 (a grave marker?). Residual prehistoric flints indicate that there was some passing activity here in the Neolithic/Bronze Age. Later features included post-medieval pits, ditches and a dump of building material associated with the house and the cultivation of the gardens. Note that subsequent excavations in 2016 demonstrated the absence of burials on this site (see ECC3704).<2>