By 1816, the small community, now known as Stone Mills, had between 10 and 20 houses (an 1816 letter indicates about 20 houses and a July 1816 map shows 10 buildings, including the Old Stone Mill, in Delta). In about 1827, the village of Stone Mills was renamed Beverley after Sir John Beverley Robinson (the anecdotal story is that Sir John promised to donate a bell to the Anglican Church (just purchased from the Baptists) if they would name the village Beverley - and so the village was renamed and the church got its bell). An 1828 map states "Beverley is composed of abt 30 houses".