Mostly updated as of 31/05/2024, any exceptions to this noted below
Services
Buses
(this information was copied from : https://northyorkstravel.info/place/ferrensby/, on 31/05/2024, please be aware the links below may take you away from this site)
There are 3 bus services serving Ferrensby:
Service number: 82 – 83
Ripon – York
Timetable effective from 8th April 2024Bus route: Ripon – Ripon Schools – Sharow – Copt Hewick – Marton-le-Moor – Dishforth Airfield – Kirby Hill – Skelton-on-Ure – Boroughbridge High School – Boroughbridge – Aldborough – Grafton – Marton – Great Ouseburn – Little Ouseburn – Whixley – Green Hammerton – Kirk Hammerton – Hessay – York
This service is operated by: East Yorkshire Motor Services.
Service number: 182
Knaresborough – Ripon
Timetable effective from 8th April 2024Bus route: Knaresborough – Lingerfield – Scotton – Farnham – Ferrensby – Arkendale – Staveley – Copgrove – Burton Leonard – Bishop Monkton – Littlethorpe – Ripon
This service is operated by: East Yorkshire Motor Services.
Service number: 757H – School service – permits and fares
Boroughbridge – King James School
Timetable effective from 13th December 2023Bus route: Boroughbridge – Burton Leonard – Staveley – Arkendale – Ferrensby – Farnham – Scotton – Scriven – King James School
Refuse and Recycling Collections
These are made alternate Monday mornings. Recycling: black boxes for cans, glass bottles and plastic bottles, blue bags for paper and cardboard. Refuse: Black bins for all other waste. Brown bins for garden waste
Post Box
On the green by the cross roads. Collection information https://www.royalmail.com/services-near-you/postbox/ferrensby-d-hg5-9jg/0000HG5105, information from above URL copied below (correct as of 31/05/2024)
FERRENSBY D
105, L Type, HG5
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Last collection times
Monday-Friday
09:00
Saturday
07:00
Last collection times may vary and can be as early as 30 min before closing time
What can you do
Drop off a prepaid item or return
Services
- Royal Mail 1st Class
- Royal Mail 2nd Class
- Royal Mail 1st Class Signed For®
- Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For®
- Royal Mail Tracked 24®
- Royal Mail Tracked 48®
- Royal Mail Tracked Returns*
*Returns without a barcode on the label need to be sent through a Post Office
Telephone Box
Now contains the village defibrillator and no telephone.
Notice Board
On the green by the cross roads.
Internet
Superfast broadband, often referred to as fibre to the cabinet, has been available for some time, offering download speeds of 64-80Mbps and upload speeds of 19-20Mbps. Additionally, Swish Full Fibre is now available (I think to most properties in the village) through Swish Fibre Ltd, providing speeds up to 900Mbps for both uploads and downloads.
Shops
There are no shops in the village. Nearby are the village post office shops in Burton Leonard and Marton cum Grafton, or more extensive shopping in Boroughbridge and Knaresborough.
Newspaper Deliveries (this information has not been checked as of 31/05/2024 – may be incorrect)
Doug Bowen, Old Nursery House, Rievaulx Court, Knaresborough HG5 8NZ
Website www.newspaperman.org.uk
Email newspapermanltd@gmail.com
Telephone 07918 590 689
Pubs & Inns
The General Tarleton in Ferrensby (as of 31/05/2024 this is closed, if anyone has a spare £1.2 millon round the back of the couch it would make a fantastic village hall)
Blue Bell Inn in Arkendale (open)
The Royal Oak in Staveley (open)
Tiger Inn in Coneythorpe (as of 31/05/2024 this is closed, up for sale for £495,000)
The Wild Swan in Minskip (open) The Guy Fawkes Arms in Scotton (open) The Punch Bowl Inn in Marton cum Grafton (open)
Cinema in Arkendale
HD screenings of latest films take place in Arkendale Community Hall on a regular basis – see What’s On for details.
Village Hall
Though there is no hall in Ferrensby itself, Arkendale Community Hall is intended to serve the villages of Arkendale, Ferrensby and Coneythorpe.