South Ferriby

Description and Travel

South Ferriby is a village and a parish in the far north of Lincolnshire, on the south bank of the River Humber. North Ferriby is in Yorkshire on the other side of the river. Horkstow parish lies to the south. The parish covers almost 1,600 acres. Ferriby Sluice is a hamlet in this parish, about one mile west of South Ferriby. Read's Island sits in the Humber, just off shore, where the Weir Dike empties in the River Humber. The Humber here is about 4 miles wide.

If you are planning a visit:

• Pick up a copy of "Guide and handbook to Winteringham and district" by Charles Edwin Trimmer, ISBN B0000-EF3E0, publ. Jackson & Sons.
  
  
• Or try this book; "South Ferriby - A 4000 year old Odyssey" by Pauline Heathershaw. It gives details of the parish history and the school headmasters through the ages.
  
  
• By automobile, take the A15 motorway north from Barnetby le Wold and turn left (west) at the A1077 trunk road. South Ferriby village is on the A155 west of Revesby and east of Tumby.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Library holds copies of the census returns for 1841 through 1901.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• Ecclesiastical records indicate that South Ferriby and North Ferriby were once a single church parish.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to St. Nicholas.
  
  
• In Kelly's 1900 Directory it is described as "the mutilated remnant of a much larger church."
  
  
• The church was restored in 1889.
  
  
• A church institute was built here in 1910.
  
  
• The church seats about 200.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Nicholas Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site, taken by Paul Fenwick.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Nicholas church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright).
  
  

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Church Records

• Parish register entries exist from 1538.
  
  
• We have the beginning of a Parish Register Extract as a text file for your use. Your additions and corrections are welcomed.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• There were chapels here prior to 1871 for Wesleyan Methodists and Primitive Methodists. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page..
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration whichbegan in July, 1837.
  
  

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History

• The parish was a well-known source of chalk, stone, tile and bricks for several centuries.
  
  
• The parish had a daily steam packet to Hull from the Sluice, except for Thursdays and Sundays. The boat was run by the Hull & Goole Steam packet Company.
  
  
• A Temperance Hall, made of brick, was built here in 1882.
  
  
• The parish built a "reading room" here in 1884.
  
  

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Manors

• Ferriby Hall was the manor house, built of brick, but little published history has been found for it. From 1900 through 1912 it was occupied by William TOMBLESON.
  
  
• In 1881, Ferriby Hall was the property of Major Robert Nassau SUTTON.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SE 9892.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The "Weir Dike" is often spelled as "Wear Dike" or "Wear Dyke". Weir Dike is the north end of the Ancholme Navigation or New River Ancholme.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• The parish has its own Council Website, which presents current events, a history, and governance issues. They are NOT staffed to provide family history lookups for you.
  
  
• District governance is currently provided by the North Lincolnshire Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	280
1831	500
1871	721
1881	729
1891	638
1901	738
1911	725
1971	607
2001	660

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Schools

• An Elementary School was built here before 1872. In that year it was rebuilt and enlarged to accomodate 180 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  
• South Ferriby School has a Website, but it's a bit thin on History.
  
  
• The phone number for South Ferriby School is 01652-635-251.
  
  
• The "catchment area" for the school is South Ferriby, Horkstow and Saxby-all-Saints. Children from Horkstow and Saxby-all-Saints travel to school by school bus which is free of charge and provided by the local authority.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the school, taken by (and copyright of) Gordon Walton. Gordon advises that this school will close in 2005 and students move to a new school about 1/2 mile away on Horkstow Road.
  
  

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