An archaeological evaluation, comprising five trial trenches, was carried out on behalf of Mr Daniel Swift, as a condition of the planning permission secured for the demolition of existing outbuildings and the erection of six additional dwellings. No archaeological features were observed in any of the trenches despite the site's location in close proximity to the hypothesised extent of the medieval settlement of Ansley. Reconsideration of cartographic evidence, though, suggests medieval Ansley was centred instead on the small settlement now known as Church End situated just over half a kilometre to the north.