St. Mary's Churchyard
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St. Mary's Churchyard

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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    Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 8DL England
    Coordinates: 53.84402, -0.43381
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A church has been on this location since at least the 12th century. Visible remains of the original 12th century building are found in the present Church. The church building contains many memorial plaques and installations dedicated to the memory of its wealthy patrons who are buried in the Churchyard. The exterior of the south chancel aisle contains a unusual dedication two ordinary Danish soldiers, Daniel Straker and Johannes Frederick Bellow, who were buried in 1689.

By the early 1800s, another burial ground for St Mary parish was needed as the Churchyard was becoming full and encroached upon by urbanization. In 1829, the Churchyard was enlarged slightly and a second burial ground opened a short distance away at North Bar Within. St Mary Churchyard was closed permanently to burials in 1859. A third cemetery for the parish was opened in 1869 at the Molescroft Road location. The registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials for St Mary parish in Beverly date from 1561 and are largely complete from that time. These can be found in the East Riding Archives East Riding Archives (Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE).

A church has been on this location since at least the 12th century. Visible remains of the original 12th century building are found in the present Church. The church building contains many memorial plaques and installations dedicated to the memory of its wealthy patrons who are buried in the Churchyard. The exterior of the south chancel aisle contains a unusual dedication two ordinary Danish soldiers, Daniel Straker and Johannes Frederick Bellow, who were buried in 1689.

By the early 1800s, another burial ground for St Mary parish was needed as the Churchyard was becoming full and encroached upon by urbanization. In 1829, the Churchyard was enlarged slightly and a second burial ground opened a short distance away at North Bar Within. St Mary Churchyard was closed permanently to burials in 1859. A third cemetery for the parish was opened in 1869 at the Molescroft Road location. The registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials for St Mary parish in Beverly date from 1561 and are largely complete from that time. These can be found in the East Riding Archives East Riding Archives (Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE).

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