To the NW of Beeston Parish Church, a NE-SW aligned ditch was partially exposed at the edge of the development area. The visible portion of the feature measured approximately 15m long, and at least 1.6m wide, although the SE edge was not exposed within the excavated area. At the NE end of the ditch, only a narrow portion was visible, but it did appear as though the ditch may have been either terminating or turning towars the SE. The edge of the ditch was moderately sloped, leading to a concave base, at least 1.05m deep. A thin primary deposit comprising light grey and orange brown, slightly sandy silt was observed at the base of the ditch, to a dpeth of 0.14m. This was overlain by a natural silting event represented by a deposit of mid grey brown, slightly clay sandy silt. Several sherds of Midlands purple were recovered from the upper fill suggesting that it may have accumulated during this period. Given that this is broadly contemporary with the first phase of alterations to the parish church, it is possible that this ditch formed part of a boundary associated with the very earliest 11th/12th century phase of the church - silting up and going out of use around the time that later remodelling took place.

Two sub-oval pits were recorded to the north of the churchyard. One pit measured 0.72m x 0.41m in plan, with very steep slopes leading to a 0.31m deep, concave base. It was filled by an initial depoist of orange brown, silty sand, approximately 0.12m thick, followed by a more deliberate deposition of dark grey silt, with occasional pebbles filling the remainder of the feature.

The second pit measured 1.15m x 0.56m and 0.41m deep. The sides were very steep, with a concave profile at the base. It contained a primary fill of mid to light brown silty sand, to a depth of 0.24m. It was overlain by a secondary upper fill comprising light brown silty sand, with a mix of mortar flecks, charcoal fragments and occasional fragments of CBM. Both features are likely to have been refuse pits associated with 19th century activity within the area.

Another pit was observed at the base of a machine excavated trench, within the churchyard, close to Chilwell Road. Positioned at the base of a narrow slot, it was not possible to determine the precise form of the feature, although it did appear to have been circular, at least 1.2m in diameter, with a concave profile 0.36m deep. The feature contained a single deposit of dark grey silty loam with a significant amount of charcoal present throughout the fill. Cutting into the natural sand layer, the pit was sealed by several made ground deposits which presumably relate to the area becoming incorporated into the churchyard.

Located just beyon the northern end of Church Street, were the remains of a NW-SE aligned sandstone drain. The cut was only observed in plan but measured a minimum length of 4.04m and at least 1.06m wide. Within the cut, roughly sqaured sandstone blocks measuring between 0.56 and 0.8m across had been placed to form a stone-lined drain approxiamtely 0.76m wide. Isolated within te centre of the track bed, and truncated by demolition work, it was not possible to determine the original extent of the drain, or if it was related to any other structures.

M. Dodd & R. Humphreys, 2015, NET Phase Two, Beeston: Archaeological Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SNT6233.