North Ferriby
Major Settlement in the Parish of North Ferriby
Historical Forms
- Ferebi 1086 DB
- Ferebi, Fereby 1088–93 YCh350 1190,1191 P 1234,1240 FF 1294 YI 1297 Pat
- Feribi, Ferybi 1150–3 YCh 1156–7 1546 YChant
- North Feribi 1284 Baildon
- Ferrybi, Ferryby 1304 BevAct 1637 BM
- Ferby 1305 YI
Etymology
'Village near the ferry,' v. ferja , by . 'North' in relation to South Ferriby (L), on the opposite bank of the Humber. There are many allusions to the passagium or ferry itself (YCh 764, etc.).