Beverly
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Beverly or Beverley was a surname deriving from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English which is now more commonly a female name. It can also refer to:
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Given name
Beverly
United States- Beverly, VisaliaBeverly, VisaliaBeverly Glen is a neighborhood in Visalia, California, United States. It is located around Beverly Drive and is bounded by the Sequoia Freeway on the north, Giddings Street on the east, Tulare Avenue on the south, and Mooney Boulevard on the west...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - Beverly, ChicagoBeverly, ChicagoBeverly is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the South Side on the southwestern edge of the city. Beverly Hills was built by English engineers as an exclusive streetcar suburb and the homes and large lots reflect this historic distinction...
, Illinois - Beverly, KansasBeverly, KansasBeverly is a city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 162.-Geography:Beverly is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 199...
- Beverly (Pocomoke City, Maryland)Beverly (Pocomoke City, Maryland)Beverly is a historic home located in Pocomoke City, Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story, Georgian-style Flemish bond brick house built about 1770. The house faces the Pocomoke River...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Beverly (Princess Anne, Maryland)Beverly (Princess Anne, Maryland)Beverly is a historic home located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story, Federal-style, Flemish bond brick dwelling measuring 40 feet by 60 feet. It was built by Nehemiah King II between 1785 and 1796...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Beverly, MassachusettsBeverly, MassachusettsBeverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...
- Beverly, New JerseyBeverly, New JerseyBeverly is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 2,577.Beverly was originally incorporated as a borough on March 5, 1850, within Willingboro Township...
- Beverly, OhioBeverly, OhioBeverly is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,282 at the 2000 census...
- Beverly, West VirginiaBeverly, West VirginiaBeverly is a small town in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. It is situated along the Tygart Valley River and had a population of 651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beverly is located at ....
- Beverly Hills (disambiguation)Beverly Hills (disambiguation)Beverly Hills is one of the most affluent cities in the world, and is located in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, United States.Beverly Hills may also refer to:-Places:Australia* Beverly Hills, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney...
Canada
- Beverly, AlbertaBeverly, AlbertaBeverly is a former urban municipality within the Edmonton Capital Region of Alberta, Canada. Beverly incorporated as a village in 1913 and became the Town of Beverly on July 10, 1914. It later amalgamated with the City of Edmonton on December 30, 1961....
, a town that amalgamated with the City of Edmonton in 1961 - Edmonton Beverly-Clareview, Alberta, provincial electoral district
- Beverly Heights, EdmontonBeverly Heights, EdmontonBeverly Heights is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Beverly, Beverly Heights became a part of Edmonton in 1961 when the town amalgamated with Edmonton....
, Alberta, a neighbourhood
Beverley
United Kingdom- BeverleyBeverleyBeverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
, a market town, and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England- Beverley (borough)Beverley (borough)Beverley was a local government district and borough of Humberside, England, from 1974 to 1996.It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the previous borough of Beverley, with Beverley Rural District and Haltemprice Urban District...
- Beverley railway stationBeverley railway stationBeverley railway station serves the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
- Beverley BeckBeverley BeckBeverley Beck is a short canal in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The beck runs from Grovehill Lock on the River Hull at Beverley west for about into the town of Beverley. Until 1802, the beck was tidal, but the Beverley and Barmston drain needed to pass under it, and the lock was...
- Beverley MinsterBeverley MinsterBeverley Minster, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire is a parish church in the Church of England. It is said to be the largest parish church in the UK....
- Beverley RacecourseBeverley RacecourseBeverley Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The racecourse is a right-handed flat course, that is just over 1 mile 3 furlongs....
- Beverley Rural District
- Beverley (UK Parliament constituency)Beverley (UK Parliament constituency)Beverley has been the name of a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for three separate periods. From medieval times until 1869, it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the market town of Beverley, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons...
- Beverley (borough)
- Beverley BrookBeverley BrookBeverley Brook is a minor English urban river about 14.3 km long located in south-west London. It rises at Cuddington Recreation Park in Worcester Park, flows through Motspur Park, New Malden, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park and Barnes...
, a minor tributary of the River Thames in south west London
Australia
- Beverley, South AustraliaBeverley, South AustraliaBeverley is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-Geography:The suburb is mainly bounded by Port Road, East Avenue, Ledger Road and Grange Road.-Demographics:...
, a suburb of Adelaide - Beverley, Western AustraliaBeverley, Western AustraliaBeverley is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, south-east of the state capital, Perth, between York and Brookton on the Great Southern Highway...
- Shire of BeverleyShire of BeverleyThe Shire of Beverley is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and is about southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of , starting outside Armadale in the Darling Scarp and extending eastwards beyond the scarp into agricultural lands...
, Western Australia
Canada
- Lower Beverley LakeLower Beverley LakeLower Beverley Lake is a lake in southeastern Ontario, Canada, originally part of the original survey plan for the Rideau Canal, now just south of the Rideau Canal, separated from the Rideau system by a dam at Morton....
, Ontario
United States
- Beverley (West Virginia)Beverley (West Virginia)Beverley, also known as Bullskin, is a farm near Charles Town, West Virginia that has been a working agricultural unit since 1750. The narrow lane that leads from U.S. Route 340 to the Beverley complex was, in the 18th and 19th centuries a toll road. The main house was built about 1800 by...
, a historic farm near Charles Town, West Virginia
People
Surname- Beverley SistersBeverley SistersThe Beverley Sisters are a British female vocal trio, popular during the 1950s and 1960s. The trio consists of eldest sister Joy and the twins, Teddie...
, a British singing trio of the 1950s and 60s - Cliff BeverleyCliff BeverleyCliff Beverley is a former professional rugby league player. His preferred position was Five Eighth, although he was somewhat of a utility and spent considerable time at fullback.-Early years:...
(born 1977), former New Zealand Rugby League player - Frankie BeverlyFrankie BeverlyFrankie Beverly is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and producer, known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band, Maze.-Early life and career:...
(born 1946), American soul/funk singer-songwriter - Harry BeverleyHarry BeverleyHarry Beverley is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, and coach of the 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, and Halifax, playing at , i.e...
, rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, Hunslet, and Halifax - Harry BeverleyHarry Beverley (rugby league)Glynn Harry Beverley is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Dewsbury, Workington Town, and Fulham RLFC, playing at , i.e...
, rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s England, Dewsbury, Workington Town, and Fulham RLFC - Hattie BeverlyHattie BeverlyHattie Beverly was the first African American schoolteacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan.- Biography :The second of four daughters, Beverly was born in December 1874 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, daughter of John W. Beverly, an African American butcher/ businessman, and Johanna Mina "Minnie" Ruesink, a...
, (1874-1904) African American school teacher - James R. Beverley (1894–1967), United States lawyer
- Jo BeverleyJo BeverleyJo Beverley, née Mary Josephine Dunn is a prolific British-Canadian writer of popular historical romance novels....
(born 1947), British novelist - Nick BeverleyNick BeverleyNicholas Gerald Beverley is a former hockey player in the NHL and former head coach in the NHL and AHL.He played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and Colorado Rockies. His NHL career totals are 18 goals, 94 assists for 112 total points in 501...
(born 1947), former Canadian Ice Hockey player - Peter BeverleyPeter BeverleyPeter Beverley was a Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia.-Ancestry and family:Beverley was the oldest of three sons born to Major Robert Beverley and his wife, Mary of Yorkshire, England. He was the brother of Robert Beverley, Jr....
(c. 1668–1728), Virginia colonial politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses - Robert Beverley, Jr.Robert Beverley, Jr.Robert Beverley, Jr. was an important historian of early colonial Virginia. He was born in Jamestown and died in King and Queen County, Virginia...
(1673–1722), American historian - Trazana BeverleyTrazana BeverleyTrazana Beverley is an American stage and film actress.She won a Tony Award for "Best Featured Actress in a Play" for the 1977 Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, having previously won a Theatre World Award for the Off-Broadway production. Beverley...
, American actress
Given name
- Beverly BayneBeverly BayneBeverly Bayne was an American actress who appeared in silent films beginning in 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for Essanay Studios.-Early life:...
(born 1894), American actress - Beverly BoysBeverly BoysBeverly Boys is a retired diver from Canada, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968....
(born 1951), Canadian diver - Beverly ClearyBeverly ClearyBeverly Cleary is an American author. Educated at colleges in California and Washington, she worked as a librarian before writing children's books. Cleary has written more than 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best-known characters are Henry Huggins, Ribsy, Beatrice Quimby, her...
(born 1916), American children's author - Beverly CrusherBeverly CrusherCommander Beverly Crusher, M.D. , played by actress Gates McFadden, is a fictional character on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its subsequent spinoff films...
, character in the Star Trek fictional universe - Beverly Baker FleitzBeverly Baker FleitzBeverly Baker Fleitz from Bakersfield, California, was a women's tennis player from the United States. According to John Olliff and Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Fleitz was ranked in the world top ten in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, and 1959, reaching a career high of World No...
(born 1930), American tennis player - Beverly GarlandBeverly GarlandBeverly Garland was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence for her role as Fred MacMurray's second wife, "Barbara Harper Douglas", in the 1960s sitcom My Three Sons...
(1926-2008), American actress - Beverley GoddardBeverley GoddardBeverley Lanita Callender is a British athlete who competed for Great Britain and Reading Athletic Club mainly in the 100 metres 200 metres and 4x100m Relay....
(born 1956), former British sprint athlete - Beverley KnightBeverley KnightBeverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...
(born 1973), English soul and R&B singer/songwriter - Beverley McLachlinBeverley McLachlinBeverley McLachlin, PC is the Chief Justice of Canada, the first woman to hold this position. She also serves as a Deputy of the Governor General of Canada.-Early life:...
(born 1943), Chief Justice of Canada - Beverley MitchellBeverley MitchellBeverley Ann Mitchell is an American actress and country music singer. She is best known for her role as Lucy Camden-Kinkirk on the television series 7th Heaven and Laura Hunter in the film Saw II.-Career:...
(born 1981), American actress and country music singer - Beverley RandolphBeverley RandolphBeverley Randolph was an American politician from Virginia. He served as the eighth Governor of Virginia from 1788 to 1791....
(1754–1797), the eighth Governor of VirginiaGovernor of VirginiaThe governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. The position is currently held by Republican Bob McDonnell, who was inaugurated on January 16, 2010, as the 71st governor of Virginia.... - Beverly SillsBeverly SillsBeverly Sills was an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s. In her prime she was the only real rival to Joan Sutherland as the leading bel canto stylist...
(1929–2007), American operatic soprano - Beverly WashburnBeverly WashburnBeverly Washburn is an American actress who appeared as a young girl in NBC's The Loretta Young Show and as an older teenager in Loretta Young's 1962-1963 CBS family drama, The New Loretta Young Show...
(born 1943), American actress - Beverly Watkins (born c. 1940), American blues guitarist
- Beverly Weston, fictional character in "August: Osage CountyAugust: Osage CountyAugust: Osage County is a darkly comedic play by Tracy Letts. It was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago on 28 June 2007, and closed on 26 August 2007. Its Broadway debut was at the Imperial Theater on 4 December 2007 and...
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Other uses
- Beverly (drink)Beverly (drink)Beverly is a carbonated soft drink often consumed as a non-alcoholic apéritif made by The Coca-Cola Company and sold in Italy.The drink's distinctive bitter flavor is due to quinine. Quinine is also a key ingredient of tonic water, which is another soft drink noted for a bitter flavor...
, an apéritif made by Coca-Cola in Italy - The Beverly CenterThe Beverly CenterThe Beverly Center is a shopping mall in Los Angeles, California, United States.-Description:The Beverly Center is a monolithic eight-story structure located at the edge of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, California, between La Cienega and San Vicente boulevards. Anchor tenants include Macy's,and...
, a monolithic shopping center in Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA - Blackburn BeverleyBlackburn BeverleyThe Blackburn B-101 Beverley was a 1950s British heavy transport aircraft built by Blackburn and General Aircraft and flown by squadrons of Royal Air Force Transport Command from 1957 until 1967.-Design and development:...
, a 1950s British heavy transport aircraft