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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ferry Fryston

Parish in the County of West Riding of Yorkshire

Etymology

The township was later called Ferrybridge (97–4724); part of it (Water Fryston) is transferred to Castleford (69infra ), part to Pontefract Municipal Borough, and the rest to Knottingley Urban District (73infra ).

Major Settlements