The East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley was a

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and

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of Humberside, England, from 1974 to 1996. It was formed on 1 April 1974, by the merger of the previous borough of

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, with Beverley Rural District and Haltemprice Urban District. Initially named ''Beverley'', the name was formally changed by the council to ''East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley'' in 1981. On 1 April 1996, Humberside was abolished along with the borough, and the area become part of a unitary

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. Location of the Councils offices. The Council had its offices located in Admiral Walker House, Lairgate, Beverley and Anlaby House in Anlaby. The leader of the Council was Claude Chapman Sonley 1913-2003 (Conservative) who had represented Great Britain at shooting at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

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Populated places established in 1974 Populated places disestablished in 1996 Former non-metropolitan districts of Humberside Beverley Former boroughs in England {{EastRiding-geo-stub