Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU for Epsom Downs Racecourse during reinstatement works. A flint layer was revealed, possibly the remains of a trackway continuing from Ebbisham lane to the south. No dating evidence for the feature was recovered.

Evaluation by J Stevenson of SCAU revealed a pit of prehistoric, probably Bronze Age, date likely to have been associated with either food preparation or possibly metal smelting; the frequency of worked flint found in the spoil heaps confirms the potential for further prehistoric finds in the area.

Excavation by the Friends of Nonsuch Society in the stable block, led to the discovery of stone foundations thought to contain re-used stone from the demolished Nonsuch Palace. Stucco from the palace’s exterior decorative scheme was also recovered.

Watching brief by R Bashford of OAU in advance of residential redevelopment revealed that any archaeology on the site had been destroyed by the construction of the Jolly Waggoners.

Evaluation by S Anthony of TVAS in advance of residential redevelopment revealed only modern features, a few scattered struck flints of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, and a tiny piece of abraded, unidentifiable pottery.

Evaluation by E Hindmarch of TVAS revealed that the site had been substantially disturbed. Two gullies/ditches and a posthole were recovered from trenches in the north-east of the site. Nothing was recovered to date the posthole, but the linear features produced 11th--12th century pottery, as well as some poorly preserved animal bone. The finds and features may indicate the presence of habitation close by.

Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU during the construction of new school facilities did not reveal any finds or features of archaeological interest.

Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU during redevelopment of the Health Centre revealed that the site had already been subject to widespread truncation, and where this was not the case, the groundworks were too shallow to expose any archaeology.

Site watching by S Nelson for NAS and Bourne Hall Museum recovered 17th to 19th century pottery groups; one in a cesspit made of reused Merton Priory stone included some 200 clay pipes

Fieldwalking by SyAS and EEHAS, under the direction of N Cowlard, of a number of fields in the area as part of the Ewell Hinterland Project. Two coins and one small pottery sherd of possible Roman date were recovered together with a little post-medieval pottery. (423)