BEVERLEY, a market and borough-town in the east riding of the county of York, 182 miles from London, on the river Hull. It has a considerable trade in malt and corn at its markets, which are held on Wednesday and Saturday. It has two churches; that of St John, or the Minster, founded by King Athelstane, being of a collegiate kind, and a fine building. It returns two members to the House of Commons, who are chosen by a numerous body of resident and non-resident freemen, from which cause much money is usually expended at the elections. The number of inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 6100, in 1811 to 6235, and in 1821 to 7503.