North Ferriby - Amenities

Amenities

Ferriby parish had a population of 3,819 according to the 2001 UK census. The school has approximately 300 pupils.

In the village is a pub called the Duke of Cumberland, a British Legion, an Italian restaurant called Medici, a fish and chip shop, a newsagent, chemist, estate agents, a squash club with three courts, post office, village hall, parish hall and three hairdressers. North Ferriby's main shop is a Co-operative Group convenience store. North Ferriby was also home to Tom Harland, a local artist of some renown. Several members of the rock/indie rock band, TripManhattan, live in the village.

The village has a riding for disabled association (RDA) which is run throughout the year to give people the chance to learn new skills and make new friends, this group is run by volunteers working in their own time to keep the yard up and running.

The local football club, North Ferriby United A.F.C., plays in the Northern Premier League.

There also the Anne Turner allotments and playing fields, home of North Ferriby Cricket Club. There are also three tennis courts and a newly built skate park.

Further down to the river there is a walk along the banks of the Humber which will take you to the Humber Bridge and towards Hessle. This walk takes you past the site where the Ferriby boats were found.

The village no longer has a police house. They can now be reached in Brough and Hessle.

With the backing of the Parish Council, the Twinning Association was formed in the spring of 2003 and links North Ferriby with Le Pellerin, a French village to the south of Brittany, on the estuary of France’s longest river, the Loire.

The village has an attractive church with a distinctive spire, designed by John Loughborough Pearson, R.A. (1817–97), and was completed in 1848. The current vicar is Reverend Matthew Brailsford. The parish used to have extensive holdings, including Holy Trinity church in Hull.