Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Ferebi 1086 DB c.1115 LS Hy2 Dane Hy2 Pat 1397 Ass 1202

• Fereby 1088–93 YChi 1207,1239 FF 1275 Cl 1351 Cor 1275 Ipm 1457 WillsPCC 1566 Pat

• Ferebie 1576 LER

• Feribi 1156–67 YChi 14–15 Dane 1175–81 YChii 1180–85 RAii e14 Dane l12 l12

• Feribi iuxta Humbre c.1210 RAiv 1214 Cur 1219 Ass 1238–43 Fees

• Feriby 1167 Stix l13 YChii 1180–85 e14 1180–96 Pontefract l13 FF 1185–91 Bridl l12 FF m13 FA 1214 1219 e14 1226,1231 1431

• Feryby c.1230 Bodl 1233 FF 1276 RH 1303 FA 1312 Pat 1431 FA 1517 ECB 1537 LPvii

• Ferybe 1535 VEiv

• Feriebi Hy2 Dane

• Ferieby 1212 Cur

• Ferreby 1281 QW 1291 Tax 1526 Sub

• Ferrebye 1566 Pat

• Sutferebi 1125–30 YChii e14

• Suth feriby Hy1 Bridl e14

• Suth Feriby 1202 YChxii e14 RSu 1285

• Suthferiby 1145–53,1155–57(e14) YChii c.1160 Pontefract m13 YChii 1165–75,1190–95(e14) FF 1231 Orig 1309

• Suth Feribi 1147–67 Pontefract m13 HarlCh 1215–19

• Suthferibi c.1150,1155–58(m13) Pontefract 1153–54 YChiii m13

• South Feriby 1192–1218 l14 Pat 1339 Ipm 1340 Cl 1409

• Southferiby 1309 Inqaqd 1319 Pat 1327 Ipm 1327,1346 Pat 1361 Ipm 1364 Pat 1394 Cl

• Southferibi 1312 Bridl e14

• Southferyby 1339 Cl 1357,1559 Pat

• Southferybe 1553 Nelthorpe

• Southe Feryby 1531 Willsiii

• Suthfereby 1135–39 YChii e14 1155–58 Ch m13 Pap Hy2 1230 1255

• Suth fereby 1229 Welles

• Suth Fereby 1278 RRGr

• Suthferebi 1253 Pap 1268 RRGr

• Southfereby 1555,1566 Pat 1576–77 MinAcct

• Southefereby 1506 Ipm

• Southeferebye 1580–81 AD

• South Fereby 1612 AD

• Southferebe 1527 Willsii

• Sowth Fereby 1522 Nelthorpe

• Sowthfereby 1555 Pat

• Sowthferybye 1560 ib

• Suth ferribi 1155 Pontefract m13

• Suhdferibi (sic) Hy2 Dane

• Sudferibia eHy2 ib

• Sudferibi Hy2 ib

• South Ferreby 1657,1779 Nelthorpe

• South Ferraby 1788,1792 ib

• South Ferriby 1685 Nelthorpe

• passagium de Suth Feriby 1147–67 (m14) Pontefract

Etymology

'The farmstead, village beside the ferry', v. ferja , bȳ , a Scand. compound. It is South in contrast to North Ferriby on the opposite bank of the Humber, v. PN YE 214. There are numerous references to the ferry itself, as in passagium de Suth Feriby 1147–67 (m14) Pontefract.