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GENUKI: Beverley Parish information from National Gazetteer 1868. (1772 words) |
 | The town of Beverley stands at the foot of the Welds, a mile from the west bank of the river Hull, with which it is connected by Beverley Beck, a canal constructed in 1727. |
| Beverley is the seat of a Poor-law Union and of a County Court district. |
| Beverley Park was anciently the occasional seat of the Archbishop of York; subsequently of the Warton family, whose tombs are in St. Mary's church. |
| Beverley (2893 words) |
| The population of the borough and liberties of Beverley is |
| A printing press was established in Beverley in the year 1509, by Hugo Goes, supposed to be the son of a printer of Antwerp, but as he soon after removed to London, it has been presumed that he received little encouragement to remain at Beverley. |
| The worthies of Beverley, especially deserving of notice, are, John of Beverley ; Alured, Alred, or Alfredus, the historian ; John Alcock, successively bishop of Rochester, Worcester, and Ely ; John Fisher, bishop of Rochester ; bishop Green, who was a benefactor to the Blue Coat School ; and several others of minor note. |
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