The site is located in the centre of Ingatestone village. An 8m-long evaluation trench was positioned in the centre of the existing patio and within the footprint of a proposed extension. All work was carried out in accordance with the Brief and WSI. The site is located in the centre of Ingatestone village. An 8m-long evaluation trench was positioned in the centre of the existing patio and within the footprint of a proposed extension. Ten archaeological features were identified during the evaluation: two modern (a service-run and a geotechnical borehole) and eight post-medieval (a brick wall foundation, a post-hole, a ditch, and five pits). There was no evidence relating to Roman roadside activity or to the medieval development of Ingatestone. All the significant archaeological contexts were probably of domestic origin and associated with the listed building (the Star Inn) which fronts onto the High Street.