Ferrensby: what to know before moving day
The A6055 is Harrogate Road inside the village and Boroughbridge Road beyond it, and the General Tarleton, named after the British general Banastre Tarleton, stands on Harrogate Road. Farnham Lane and Moor Lane are the side lanes, and Slingsby Close is the one residential close.
Ferrensby's two listed buildings are both houses near the centre. Lake View Farmhouse and Cottage has a 16th-century timber frame later cased in stone and brick, and Long Cottage is a late 17th-century red brick house now divided into two. The name is Old Norse and appears in the Domesday Book as Feresbi.
How the van gets to Ferrensby
From Knaresborough the A6055 heads north-east through Ferrensby towards Boroughbridge. The limit drops to 30 mph in the village and rises to 60 mph outside it, so a house on the main road needs a stop off the carriageway where one exists: mention a drive or side lane when you book.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Ferrensby
Each service below links to its Knaresborough page, which covers how the job works in and around Knaresborough.
Ferrensby: questions before you book
What is the best landmark to give for Ferrensby?
The General Tarleton on Harrogate Road, the A6055. Add your house name, because some homes in and around the village are known by name rather than number.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HG5 9JG is in Boroughbridge & Claro ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Ferrensby
- Ferrensby (Wikipedia): village and civil parish, 187 people in 2011, about 3 miles north-east of Knaresborough near the A1(M); Old Norse name, Feresbi in Domesday; The General Tarleton, named after Banastre Tarleton
- Listed buildings in Ferrensby (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): two houses near the centre, Lake View Farmhouse and Cottage (16th-century timber framed core) and Long Cottage (late 17th century, red brick, divided in two)
- OpenStreetMap: Harrogate Road, A6055, 30 mph, Ferrensby, with The General Tarleton; Boroughbridge Road A6055 60 mph (way 217574718); Farnham Lane, Moor Lane, Slingsby Close