Ferryhill

History

The name Ferryhill is a shortened form of 'Ferry on the Hill'. Ferry derives from the Old English fergen meaning 'mountain'. Ferryhill Town Hall, a prominent landmark in the town, was completed in 1867.

Geography

Ferryhill sits on the western edge of the Ferryhill Gap, a natural gateway in limestone escarpment that outcrops on the Eastern Durham Plateau. The main settlement lies along the 'SW-NE' ridge, with later developments made to the south of the ridge. Ferryhill lies on the medieval Great North Road, which used to be the A1. It was bypassed when the Ferryhill Cut was excavated in 1923. The road is now the A167, which leads to Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the North, and to Darlington in the south. Ferryhill Carrs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and designated local nature reserve at the Eastern edge of the town. * Dean Bank * Ferryhill Station * Ferryhill railway station * Chilton Lane * The Carrs * Mainsforth Colliery * Spennymoor * Kirk Merrington * Chilton, County Durham * Mainsforth * Bishop Middleham * West Cornforth

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,416
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,197
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,833
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,509
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,260
• Western Jackdaw

  Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,118
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,979
• Eurasian Wren

  Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,674

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2020-01-23
  1 km NW of Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
• M 3.6 — 2011-01-03
  5 km S of Masham, United Kingdom
• M 2.5 — 2008-05-28
  12 km WNW of Penrith, United Kingdom