Excavations by D Bird for the Roman Studies Group of SyAS. More evidence for structural phasing was encountered providing evidence for the plan of the late (northern) wing and confirming the southern corridor. At the western end of the wing, it was found that the north-west corner of the later building bonded into an earlier structure that was at a slightly different alignment and probably part of an earlier building. The foundations of the later wall had been terraced up the slope, so if the same roof and floor lines were maintained, the floor level of the rooms at the western, lower, end would have been considerably above the external ground level. To the south, evidence for a heated room in the form of a hypocaust was revealed. South again, another part of a heated room was revealed, almost completely robbed out down to the well-preserved subfloor, on which traces of pila positions could be seen. It is likely that this was a second heated room although one large room cannot be ruled out. These rooms are at the lowest point on the slope of the so-far excavated villa complex, which would have been the easiest place to create heated rooms. It is likely that the newly found hypocaust was part of a baths suite attached to the back (west side) of the earlier villa, which probably faced east (445). Beyond the villa complex, a substantial ditch known from magnetometer survey to be part of the Roman period field system was located to the north and east of the villa. It cut hard ironstone layers and possibly marks the northern boundary of the area of the villa estate used as fields. Excavations in the valley bottom revealed a thick layer of colluvium. Excavations on the hilltop revealed that ploughing had removed almost all archaeological evidence above the natural sand and only the lower parts of cut features survived. A curving ditch of probable Iron Age date that possibly encloses the hilltop was revealed. Outside this, a deep feature that produced some prehistoric sherds was also probably Iron Age in date. It was cut by a broad feature that may be a medieval or later lynchet, on the line of a boundary that once continued behind (south of) the villa site. Within the enclosure was evidence for considerable activity, including a cluster of deep pits, a circular spread of burnt clay or tile fragments within a larger feature, another feature with burnt clay or tile fragments and a spread of ironstone that may have been part of a structure. The cluster of deep pits may have originally been dug for grain storage and re-used for other activities, some associated with burning. One, at least, may have been a kiln with an ironstone lining. Another had a fill containing a great deal of burnt daub and a broken but complete upper stone from a Lodsworth quern. Some smaller features, one packed with fragments of Roman tile, may be postholes or post pads. A ditch that is probably later in date, possibly Roman, cut across the area. Beyond it to the north, an area of small discrete features often containing pieces of ironstone and pottery fragments, might be Late Iron Age cremation burials. These features were left for further possible work. (Bulletin 450)