An archaeological evaluation comprising six trenches, following a geophysical survey in June 2017, was carried out on behalf of RJK Projects Ltd in advance of housing development on land adjacent to 29 School Lane, Hill Ridware, Rugeley, Staffordshire. The magnetometer survey had depicted evidence for a gravel pit and two linear anomalies but little else of archaeological interest. The trial trenches revealed a possible former field boundary and further confirmed the presence of the gravel pit.