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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ferrensby like this:
FERENSBY, or Fernsby, a township in Farnham parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 2½ miles NE by N of Knaresborough. Acres, 400. Pop., 86. Houses, 24. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Ferrensby is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ferrensby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ferrensby, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12576
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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