Thanks for the inputs, in particular the link to a previous query. In view of what was said, I've deleted the file, restarted with no ill effects and have now got 50GB more storage than I had 24 hours ago!
The spurious file was dated 1 January 2015 but I have no idea whether that is genuine or what action might have prompted it. At least if I suddenly run out of storage again, I'll know where to look, what to do and where to report it.
Thanks again for the very prompt and helpful responses.