North Ferriby is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
Haltempricethumb|right|200px|Obsolete Arms of the Former Haltemprice Urban District CouncilHaltemprice was a former urban district and currently refers to an area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, directly to the west of Hull...
area of the
East Riding of YorkshireThe East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and it is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire , which also constituted a ceremonial and administrative county until 1974...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It is situated on the north bank of the
Humber EstuaryThe Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal River Ouse and the tidal River Trent. From here to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank...
, approximately to the west of
HullKingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 25 miles from the North Sea on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary...
city centre. To the north, atop a hill, lies
SwanlandSwanland is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The village is about to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and north of the Humber Estuary on the B1231 road. To the east lies West Ella, to the west lies Melton and to the south lies North Ferriby...
via the B1231.
South FerribySouth Ferriby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary 5 km west of the Humber Bridge and directly opposite North Ferriby on the Estuary’s north bank. It currently has a population of around 600 people.-History:It dates back at least to Roman...
is directly opposite the village, on the south bank of the Humber. North Ferriby is generally referred to as plain
Ferriby by locals on the north bank, except where confusion might arise.
North Ferriby is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
Haltempricethumb|right|200px|Obsolete Arms of the Former Haltemprice Urban District CouncilHaltemprice was a former urban district and currently refers to an area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, directly to the west of Hull...
area of the
East Riding of YorkshireThe East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and it is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire , which also constituted a ceremonial and administrative county until 1974...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Geography
It is situated on the north bank of the
Humber EstuaryThe Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal River Ouse and the tidal River Trent. From here to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank...
, approximately to the west of
HullKingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 25 miles from the North Sea on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary...
city centre. To the north, atop a hill, lies
SwanlandSwanland is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The village is about to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and north of the Humber Estuary on the B1231 road. To the east lies West Ella, to the west lies Melton and to the south lies North Ferriby...
via the B1231.
South FerribySouth Ferriby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary 5 km west of the Humber Bridge and directly opposite North Ferriby on the Estuary’s north bank. It currently has a population of around 600 people.-History:It dates back at least to Roman...
is directly opposite the village, on the south bank of the Humber. North Ferriby is generally referred to as plain
Ferriby by locals on the north bank, except where confusion might arise.
MeltonMelton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and lies to the north of the A63 road.With Welton and Wauldby, it forms the civil parish of Welton....
is close by to the west which is where the large
South Hunsley SchoolSouth Hunsley School is a large secondary school, situated in Melton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England near the A63.-Overview:South Hunsley is currently a specialist Technology college. The school also has brand new sporting facilities including a swimming pool, gymnasium and a 3G football...
is.
North Ferriby lies in the constituency of
Haltemprice and HowdenHaltemprice and Howden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, in 2003 cited as the 10th most affluent in the country.
Transport
The village is
served by the main
A63 roadThe A63 is a major road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Kingston upon Hull.-Leeds – Howden:It runs east from the Halton Moor area of Leeds past Garforth and through Selby and Howden. The six mile £44 million Selby Bypass opened on 11 June 2004, and it partly shares the route with...
, being bypassed in 1961, which links to the
M62 motorwayThe M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
to the west and
HullKingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 25 miles from the North Sea on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary...
to the east. The former A63 is now the B1231. Access to the village is from the new
grade separated junctionGrade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...
that was fully
completed in early 2007.
The village is served by
Ferriby railway stationFerriby railway station serves the village of North Ferriby in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail.-Services:...
which is on the
Hull to YorkThe Hull to York line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Hull north west to York, via Selby.Between Selby and York services can take one of two routes. Most services run via Sherburn-in-Elmet, but there is also a more direct route which follows the East Coast Main Line to...
and
Hull to Sheffield|}The Sheffield to Hull line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Sheffield north east to Hull Paragon via Doncaster. Stopping services on the line are provided by Northern Rail, with many branching off to Adwick or Scunthorpe...
railway lines. To get to places further away users must change at another station, the most commonly used is
BroughBrough railway station serves the town of Brough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is managed by First TransPennine Express, and also served by Northern Rail, First Hull Trains and National Express East Coast....
to the west.
The
Yorkshire Wolds WayThe Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds...
and the
Trans Pennine TrailThe Trans Pennine Trail is a long distance path in the north of England, running largely along disused railway lines and canal towpaths, entirely on surface paths and only gentle gradients. As such, it is a very easy trail, and is suitable for cyclists, pushchairs and wheelchair users. Some parts...
long distance footpaths
pass through the village.
Amenities
Ferriby parish had a population of 3,819 according to the
2001 UK censusA nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census....
.
The school has approximately 300 pupils.
In the village is a pub called the
Duke of Cumberland, a British Legion, an Italian restaurant called
Medici, a fish and chip shop, a newsagent, designer children's clothes shop, chemist, estate agents, a squash club with three courts, post office, village hall, parish hall and three hairdressers. North Ferriby's main shop is a Co-operative Group convenience store. North Ferriby is also home to Tom Harland, a local artist of some renown. Several members of the rock/indie rock band, TripManhattan, live in the village.
The village has a riding for disabled association (RDA) which is ran through out the year to give people the chance to learn new skills and make new friends, this group is ran by volunteers working in their own time to keep the yard up and running.
The local
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
club,
North Ferriby United A.F.C.North Ferriby United A.F.C. are a football club based in North Ferriby, near Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They were formed in 1934. They reached the Northern Premier League Premier Division for the first time in 2005...
, plays in the
Northern Premier LeagueThe Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the...
.
There also the Anne Turner allotments and playing fields, home of North Ferriby Cricket Club. There are also three tennis courts and a newly built skate park.
Further down to the river there is a walk along the banks of the Humber which will take you to the
Humber BridgeThe Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span suspension bridge in the world, near Kingston upon Hull in England. It spans the Humber between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire...
and towards
HessleHessle is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is part of Hull's built-up area but not within the city's boundaries. It is on the north bank of the Humber Estuary where theHumber Bridge crosses...
. This walk takes you past the site where the Ferriby boats were found.
The village no longer has a police house. They can now be reached in Brough and Hessle.
With the backing of the Parish Council, the
Twinning AssociationSister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties...
was formed in the spring of 2003 and links North Ferriby with
Le PellerinLe Pellerin is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
, a French village to the south of
BrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Brittany was previously a kingdom and then as a duchy it was a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was at one time called Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, on the
estuary of France’s longest river, the
LoireLoire is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.-History:Loire was created in 1793 when the original department of Rhône-et-Loire was split....
.
The village has an attractive
church with a distinctive spire, designed by
John Loughborough PearsonJohn Loughborough Pearson was a 19th-century architect renowned for his work on churches and cathedrals...
, R.A. (1817-97), and was completed in 1848. The current vicar is Reverend Matthew Brailsford. The parish used to have extensive holdings, including Holy Trinity church in
HullKingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 25 miles from the North Sea on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary...
.
Archaeology
In 1931, wooden planks belonging to an ancient
boatA boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is...
were discovered by a local man on the shore of the Humber. Two further boats have since been discovered. Estimates using
radiocarbon datingRadiocarbon dating, or carbon dating, is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon-14 to determine the age of carbonaceous materials up to about 60,000 years. Raw, i.e. uncalibrated, radiocarbon ages are usually reported in radiocarbon years "Before Present"...
have placed the origin of the boats to the
Bronze AgeThe Bronze Age of a culture is the period when the most advanced metalworking in that culture utilised bronze. This could either have been based on the local smelting of copper and tin from ores, or trading for bronze from production areas elsewhere...
, between
2030The 21st century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2100 BC to 2001 BC.- Events :* c. 2100 BC – c. 2050 BC: Nanna Ziggurat, Ur is built.* 2091 BC: Beginning of the Patriarchal Age is traditionally set in this year....
and
1680 bc-Events and trends:* Egypt—Start of the Sixteenth Dynasty.* Egypt—Development of leavened bread .-Deaths:* 1686 BC—Hammurabi * 1684 BC—Érimón, Irish legend...
. The Ferriby boats are the earliest known boats found in Europe. Details on the boats can be found on an information board on Ferriby foreshore, on a public footpath that forms part of the
Trans Pennine TrailThe Trans Pennine Trail is a long distance path in the north of England, running largely along disused railway lines and canal towpaths, entirely on surface paths and only gentle gradients. As such, it is a very easy trail, and is suitable for cyclists, pushchairs and wheelchair users. Some parts...
. The path goes from Ferriby to
HessleHessle is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is part of Hull's built-up area but not within the city's boundaries. It is on the north bank of the Humber Estuary where theHumber Bridge crosses...
alongside the River Humber, and gives probably the best views of the
Humber BridgeThe Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span suspension bridge in the world, near Kingston upon Hull in England. It spans the Humber between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire...
. In addition, Bronze Age
round barrowRound barrows are one of the most common types of archaeological monuments. Although concentrated in Europe they are found in many parts of the world because of their simple construction and universal purpose....
s were found near North Ferriby by archaeologists excavating the land on which the
A63The A63 is a major road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Kingston upon Hull.-Leeds – Howden:It runs east from the Halton Moor area of Leeds past Garforth and through Selby and Howden. The six mile £44 million Selby Bypass opened on 11 June 2004, and it partly shares the route with...
junction was built. There was also evidence of
Iron AgeIn archaeology, the Iron Age is the prehistoric period in any area during which cutting tools and weapons were mainly made of iron or steel. The adoption of this material coincided with other changes in society, including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.The...
and early
Romano-BritishRomano-British culture describes the culture that arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest of AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia. It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, a people Celtic in language and custom...
activity in that area.
The first wave of Danes arrived in the area around 900AD with each ship setting up a local village. Amongst these was what is now North Ferriby from the Danish Ferja bi (place by a ferry), which would have been the chief Danish settlement of the area and linked by ferry to South Ferriby. A wooden church was built at that time, replaced by its first stone church circa 1150AD.
Ferriby Priory
The village was also once famous for a stately and magnificent priory, circa 1160, of the order of
knights templarThe Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order of the Temple , were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
, founded by Lord Eustace Broomfleet de Vesci (see
The Order of the Temple at North Ferriby, in the reign of King
John of EnglandJohn , King of England, reigned from 6 April 1199 until his death. He acceded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I, who died without issue...
, anno 1200, as appears from an ancient manuscript formerly in the possession of the late Luke Lillingston, Esq. of North Ferriby, the Owner of the priory. It was dissolved along with the lesser monasteries, in 1536.
The site of this priory is said to have been in the possession of 100 different persons, "in the space of no more than 130 years after its dissolution.
The village has, in succession, been the patrimonial possession of the Mortimers, the Poles, and the Bacons. It retains the elements of several elegant mansions from circa 1750 as Hull merchants started to build large houses (such as Ferriby House) with cottages for workers (such as Moss & Honeysuckle cottages in 1787, which still stand today).
Notable residents
- Alex Deakin
Alex Deakin is a weatherman for the BBC, broadcasting on British television and radio....
, weather forecaster
- George Witty
George Witty was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Riccarton, in the South Island.He was born in North Ferriby, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and came to New Zealand in 1875 with two shillings in his pocket...
, New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
MP
Former Residents
- William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780 and became the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire...
- Anti-Slavery Campaigner
- Phil Brown - Football Manager
- Andy Pemberton - of Journey South
Journey South are a musical duo originating from Middlesbrough, England, consisting of brothers Carl and Andy Pemberton. They performed in pubs and clubs throughout Great Britain for over eight years prior to achieving third place on the second UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2005...
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