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Beverley is a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, north of Kingston-upon-Hull, east of Market Weighton and west of Hornsea.
It is best known for Beverley Minster and its racecourse, also for
Beverley Friary and a fine
medieval church, St Mary's, reflecting its former status as a wealthy wool-trading town. In the 14th century, Beverley was classed as the eleventh richest town in England.
Beverley was the seat of the Beverley borough in the
administrative county of Humberside from 1974 to 1996. It is now the seat of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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