Editing Beverley (section)

===Northumbrian and Viking period===
[[File:Beverley Minster interior.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Inside [[Beverley Minster]], foundation place of Beverley]]
The origins of Beverley can be traced back to the time of the [[Angles (tribe)|Anglian]] kingdom of [[Northumbria]] in the 7th&nbsp;century. The first structure built in the area, which at the time was known as '''''Inderawuda''''' (meaning ''"in the wood of the men of [[Deira]]"''), was a [[Christian church]] dedicated to [[St John the Evangelist]].<ref name="beverleyhistory">{{cite book | last =Hopkins | first = Pamela| title =The History of Beverley, East Yorkshire| publisher = Blackthorn Press | isbn = 0-9540535-9-1| year = 2003}}{{Page needed|date=September 2011}}</ref> This was founded by the [[Bishop of York]] who later became known as [[John of Beverley]], who was believed to have performed [[miracle]]s during his lifetime, and was later venerated as a [[saint]].<ref name="beverleyhistory"/> Around the 850s, the now developed monastery was abandoned in a hurry; historians presume this was because of the invasion of the so-called [[Great Heathen Army]] of Vikings who had invaded England, and established the [[Jórvík|Kingdom of Jórvík]] in the [[Yorkshire]] area.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/> However, the population was increased during the 10th&nbsp;century, by people who came to venerate Saint John of Beverley.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/>

Before the [[Battle of Brunanburh]], possibly located further north than Beverley, the [[King of England]] at the time [[Athelstan of England|Athelstan]] visited Inderawuda, he prayed all night and saw a vision saying he would be victorious: in return he helped the town to grow greatly.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/> The name of the town was changed to '''''Bevreli''''' or ''Beverlac'', meaning [[beaver]]-clearing or beaver-lake, in the 10th&nbsp;century; a reference to the colonies of beavers in the [[River Hull]] at the time.<ref name="beverleyhistory"/> The last three [[Anglo-Saxon]] archbishops of York helped Beverley to develop, via the rise in prominence of [[Beverley Minster]] and the town in general; along with [[York]] itself, [[Ripon]] and [[Southwell, Nottinghamshire|Southwell]], Beverley became one of the most important Christian centres of [[Northern England]]. [[Ealdred (archbishop of York)|Ealdred]] was declared by king [[Edward the Confessor]] as "sole [[Lord of the Manor]] of Beverley". Beverley developed as a trade centre, producing [[textiles]], [[leather]] and objects made out of [[antler]].<ref name="beverleyhistory"/>
Beverley Minster was constructed in 1220 and there were 3 phases to its construction. 1220–1260, 1320–1348 Stopped during the black death and again in 1420–1440 but Beverley Minster is not complete. The chapter house was demolished in 1660 and only the doors remain in the church.