Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 27 miles south-east of York and 9 miles north-west of Hull. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had a population of 18,014. It is the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The town was founded in the seventh century by John of Beverley, who established a church in the area.