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Beverly is located 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Hull, 10 miles (16 km) east of Market Weighton and 12 miles (19 km) west of Hornsea. According to the 2001 United Kingdom Census the total population of the urban area of Beverley was 29,110 - of whom 17,549 live within the historic parish boundaries. By far the most popular town in this part of Yorkshire is Beverley, a medieval town which is surrounded on three sides by ancient common lands, known as Beverley Pastures. Like York, Beverley saw the building of Medieval Bars to protect the town. North Bar is the sole survivor of four or possibly five gateways constructed in the 15th century. With shops famed for its merchandise and fine Medieval and Georgian architecture, Beverley is perhaps one of the most beautiful towns in Britain. Also founded in this era is St. Mary’s Church, which was initially a chapel of ease for the town’s residents. Inside the church is a carving of the ‘Jolly rabbit’, which is said to have been the inspiration for the white rabbit in Lewis Carol’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
