This archaeological desk top assessment was requested by Marshalls on to assess the likely impact of development of part of the airfield site for a new Engine Running Ground Enclosure. Assessment of previous archaeological investigations and the historical, aerial and cartographic evidence shows the site to be situated in an area of known archaeology and high significance. Dating from the later prehistoric period to modern era, with substantial Iron Age and Roman occupation known to exist to the north and Saxon to the south. Construction work in the 1980s has resulted in a large mound of earth that covers most of the PDA.