ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv sˈælvɪdʒ ˌɛkskəvˈeɪʃənz æt spɹˈætsɡeɪt lˈeɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɹᵻvˈiːld pˈɑːɹt əvən ˈaɪɚn ˈeɪdʒ ænd ɹˈoʊmən sˈɛɾəlmənt.
A series of salvage excavations at Spratsgate Lane in 1986–1988 revealed part of an Iron Age and Roman settlement.