My name is Beverley. I've always understood that the name means "beaver meadow" as in "beaver lea", "lea" being the Old English word for meadow.A beaver meadow, apparently is the rich field that develops from an old beaver lodge that has silted up the river so much that that part becomes a meadow.
A beaver meadow, apparently is the rich field that develops from an old beaver lodge that has silted up the river so much that that part becomes a meadow.