The watching brief was conducted as a site visit after completion of the excavations. These consisted of approximately 10 m length of 0.5 m wide by 0.6 m deep trench running from the vestry door on the north side of the church to a Klargester installation sited adjacent to the eastern wall of the churchyard where the excavation reached a depth of 1.4 m . On 15th August 2005 Oxford Archaeology (OA) carried out an archaeological watching brief at St Kenelms Church, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire (NGR: SP 324 114). The work was commissioned by Father Gabb Jones in advance of excavation of a sewer trench and septic tank. The watching brief revealed topsoil directly overlying undisturbed natural with no evidence for occupation or burials observed