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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ferry House like this:
FERRY-HOUSE, a place on the N border of Lancashire; on the W shore of Windermere, 1¼ mile SW of Bowness. It has a commodious inn, is a ferry-station on the lake, and commands noble views.
Ferry House is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ferry House itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ferry House, in Westmorland and Furness and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24626
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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