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 through time
Ferrensby is now part of Harrogate district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harrogate has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ferrensby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ferrensby, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12576
Date accessed: 23rd April 2025
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