Ferriby (Yorkshire), founded by the Norse as 'Ferja bȳ', 'ferry place'
- Title
- Ferriby (Yorkshire), founded by the Norse as 'Ferja bȳ', 'ferry place'
- Submitted by
- RuarighD
- Description
- Ferriby comes from the Norse 'ferja bȳ', which means 'farm / homestead / settlement' by the ferry'. North and South Ferriby are on opposite banks of the Humber Estuary, an important raiding and trading route into Northern England.
- Identifier
- NM-00565
- Temporal Coverage
- Viking Age (0750–1100)
- Current Location
- North Ferriby (East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)
- 53.7171708, -0.507305
- Language
- English [eng]
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
