An Archaeological Watching Brief at Everards Meadow, Soar Valley Way, Enderby, LE19 2AN

The work at Everards meadow involved the monitoring of groundworks associated with a Flood Alleviation Scheme and a Green Infrastructure Scheme. This involved the excavation of ditches, swales, and a pond. All the features and artefacts at Everards Meadow were found in Area 1 and this is the closest groundwork performed to the 2015 excavations (Kipling & Beamish 2018). Whilst it is possible that the amount of archaeology is increasing in that direction, much of the groundwork performed in the other areas was shallow and occurred during difficult flooded conditions. Part of a stone wall was exposed in Area 1. This is likely to be post-medieval and could be part of an agricultural structure such as a barn. No other features were found during the groundwork except for palaeochannel deposits in Area 3. The work has produced a small amount of archaeology and this has added to the rich archaeological landscape that surrounds Everards meadow.