| North Ferriby | |
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  North Ferriby Location within theEast Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 3,893 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE985258 |
| • London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTH FERRIBY |
| Postcode district | HU14 |
| Dialling code | 01482 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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| 53°43′12″N0°30′28″W / 53.720029°N 0.507805°W /53.720029; -0.507805 | |
North Ferriby is a village andcivil parish in theHaltemprice area of theEast Riding of Yorkshire, England.
"Thearchaeology of the intertidal wetlands of the Humber Estuary is of international importance, and includes prehistoric boats, trackways, fishtraps and platforms, Roman settlements and ports and Post-Medieval fishweirs."[2]
The foreshore of North Ferriby, within the Humber Estuary, is the site of the earliestsewn plank boats known outside Egypt.[3] In 1931, wooden planks belonging to an ancientboat were discovered by local man Ted Wright on the shore of the Humber. Two further boats have since been discovered. Estimates usingradiocarbon dating have placed the origin of the boats to theBronze Age, between 2030 and 1680 BC. TheFerriby Boats are the earliest known boats found in Europe. In addition, Bronze Ageround barrows were found near North Ferriby by archaeologists excavating the land on which theA63 junction was built. There was also evidence ofIron Age and earlyRomano-British activity in that area.[citation needed]
The first wave ofDanes arrived in the area around 900 AD 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 toSouth Ferriby. A wooden church was built at that time, replaced by its first stone churchc. 1150.[citation needed]
The village was once significant for Ferriby Priory,c. 1160, of the order ofknights templar, founded by Lord Eustace Broomfleet de Vesci,[4] in the reign ofKing John, 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 wasdissolved 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".[citation needed]
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 fromc. 1750 as Hull merchants started to build large houses (such as Ferriby House) with cottages for workers.
North Ferriby is on the north bank of theHumber Estuary, approximately 8 miles (13 km) west ofHull city centre. To the north, atop a hill, liesSwanland via theB1231.South Ferriby is directly opposite the village, on the south bank of the Humber. North Ferriby is generally referred to as "Ferriby" by locals on the north bank, except where confusion might arise.Melton is close by to the west which is where the largeSouth Hunsley School is.
North Ferriby lies in the Parliamentary constituency ofGoole and Pocklington.
Ferriby parish had a population of 3,893,[1] an increase on the2001 UK census figure of 3,819 according to the2011 UK census.[5]The school has approximately 300 pupils.
In the village is the Duke of Cumberlandpublic house, a British Legion club, an Italian restaurant,[6] a pizza takeaway, a newsagent, chemist, estate agents, a squash club with three courts, village hall, parish hall and three hairdressers. North Ferriby's main shop is aCo-operative Group convenience store. North Ferriby was home to local artist Tom Harland.[7]
The village Riding for Disabled Association (RDA) is run throughout the year with the help of volunteers.
The localfootball club,North Ferriby United A.F.C., played in theNational League North. They won the2014–15 FA Trophy after beatingConference Premier sideWrexham atWembley Stadium on 29 March 2015.[8] However were wound up by the High Court on 15 March 2019 due to outstanding debts of almost £10,000.[9] A new club,North Ferriby F.C., was formed and play in theNorthern Counties East League Premier Division.[10]
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.
A public footpath that forms part of theTrans Pennine Trail and theYorkshire Wolds Way, runs from Ferriby toHessle alongside the Humber estuary, with views of theHumber Bridge. On this path is the site where the Ferriby boats were found.
The village no longer has a police house; the nearest police station is in Brough.
With the backing of the Parish Council, theTwinning Association was formed in the spring of 2003 and links North Ferriby withLe Pellerin, a French village to the south ofBrittany, on the estuary of France's longest river, theLoire.
The village church has a distinctive spire, designed byJohn Loughborough Pearson, R.A. (1817–97), and was completed in 1848. The church dedicated to All Saints' was designated a Grade IIlisted building in 1968 and is now recorded in theNational Heritage List for England, maintained byHistoric England.[11]The current vicar is Reverend Matthew Brailsford. The parish used to have extensive holdings, including St Mary Lowgate inHull.
The village isserved by the mainA63 road, being bypassed in 1961, which links to theM62 motorway to the west andHull to the east. The former A63 is now theB1231. Access to the village is from the newgrade separated junction that was fullycompleted in early 2007.
The village is served byFerriby railway station which is on theSelby Line. To get to places further away users must change at another railway station, the most commonly used isBrough to the west.
TheYorkshire Wolds Way National Trail and theTrans Pennine Traillong distance footpathspass through the village.
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