Town of Beverley - Beverley, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 50.574 W 000° 25.953
30U E 668911 N 5969099
The coat of arms of Beverley are at the top of the structure called the Market Cross in the square named Saturday Market.
Waymark Code: WM170TT
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/16/2022
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"Beverley is a market and minster town and a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located 27 miles (43 km) south-east of York's centre and 15 miles (24 km) north-west of City of Hull."
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Beverley was first granted a market charter in 1128 and a number of markets were held weekly. This structure is in 'Saturday Market' and as the name suggests is where a market operated on a Saturday; and still does today. Originally Medieval markets were marked with a cross set up to inspire honesty amongst the traders.
As time went on and the size of markets grew the simple cross tended to be replaced by covered structures with open sides where traders could stand in comfort. Although these days markets tend to be formed of covered market stalls, the Market Cross is still considered to be an important reminder of the town's historic past.
At the top of the structure are the arms of The town of Beverley, Queen Anne who was monarch in 1714 when the cross was erected, Sir Charles Hotham and Sir Michael Warton. The last two people paid for the cross to be erected and were both Members of Parliament for Beveley.
The Arms
It is believed that the name of the town of Beverley derives from Bevreli or Beverlac, meaning beaver-clearing or beaver-lake, in the 10th century; a reference to the colonies of beavers in nearby the River Hull at the time.
The arms are in the form of a shield with 3 wavy blue lines representing water. At the top is a blue band with a golden beaver looking backwards, biting its fur.