Ferrers may refer to:

People

* The

Ferrers family The Ferrers family were a noble Anglo-Norman family that crossed to England with the Norman Conquest and gave rise to a line that would hold the Earldom of Derby for six generations before losing it in rebellion. They also gave rise to several li ...

;Notable people *

Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, (21 February 1861 – 18 May 1924) was a British soldier who during the First World War led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia. His troops were besieged and captured at the Si ...

, (1861–1924), British army general *

Elizabeth Ferrers Elizabeth Ferrers (c. 1250 – c. 1300) was a daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, and his second wife Margaret de Quincy (born 1218). Her maternal grandparents were Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, and Helen of Gallowa ...

, (c. 1250 – c. 1300), daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby *

George Ferrers George Ferrers (c. 1500 – 1579) was a courtier and writer. In an incident which arose in 1542 while he was a Member of Parliament for Plymouth in the Parliament of England, he played a key role in the development of parliamentary privilege. ...

, (1500? – 1579), Member of Parliament for Plymouth in the Parliament of 1542 * Henry de Ferrers, Norman soldier may have taken part in the conquest of England * Norman Macleod Ferrers, (1829–1903), British mathematician * Robert Ferrers (1373–1396), (c. 1373 – bef. 1396), *

Lady Katherine Ferrers Katherine Ferrers (4 May 1634 – c. 13 June 1660) was an English gentlewoman and heiress. According to popular legend, she was also the "Wicked Lady", a highwaywoman who terrorised the English county of Hertfordshire before dying from gunsh ...

, (1634–1660), highwaywoman *''several people'' named Walkelin de Ferrers, ** Walchelin de Ferriers, (died 1201), Norman baron and principal captain of Richard I of England **

Walkelin de Derby Walkelin de Derby (c. 1135 – 1190), also known as Walkelin de Ferrieres, anglicized as Walkelin de Ferrers, was a Norman lord of Egginton in the English county of Derbyshire. He was the last moneyer of the Derby Mint and the principal founder of ...

, (c. 1135–1190), Norman lord of Eggington ;Noble title *

Baron Ferrers of Chartley Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

, English title created on 1299, fell into abeyance in 1855 *

Baron Ferrers of Groby Baron Ferrers of Groby (or Baron Ferrers de Groby) was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ on 29 December 1299 when William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby was summoned to parliament. He was the son of Sir William de Fer ...

, title in the Peerage of England created in 1300, forfeit in 1554 *see Earl of Derby, title in the Peerage of England, created in 1139 ** Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby, **

Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby Robert II de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby (c. 1100 – 1162) was a younger, but eldest surviving son of Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby and his wife Hawise. He succeeded his father as Earl of Derby in 1139 (William, his elder brother, havin ...

, ** William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, ** William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby, ** William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, **

Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby (1239–1279) was an English nobleman. He was born at Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire, England, the son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, by his second wife Margaret de Quincy (born 1218), a daught ...

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Earl Ferrers Earl Ferrers is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers, Robert Shirley, 14th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Shirley family descends from George Shirley (died 1622) of Astwell Castle ...

, title in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1711.

Places etc. in England

Bere Ferrers Bere Ferrers, sometimes called ''Beerferris'', is a village and civil parish on the Bere peninsula in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is located to the north of Plymouth, on the west bank of the River Tavy. It has a railway stat ...

, Devon, a village ** Bere Ferrers railway station *

Churston Ferrers Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Today it is administered by local government as the Churston-with-Galmpton ward of th ...

, Devon, an historic parish **

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Churston Ferrers Grammar School (also known as CFGS) is a selective coeducational Grammar School with Academy status, situated in the village of Galmpton in Torbay, South Devon, England. It is also a specialist Humanities College. Year 7 annua ...

Higham Ferrers Higham Ferrers is a market town and civil parish in the Nene Valley in North Northamptonshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire borders. It forms a single built-up area with Rushden to the south and has an estimated populati ...

, Northamptonshire, a town ** Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency) ** Higham Ferrers railway station * Newton Ferrers, Devon, a village *

Newton Ferrers, Cornwall Newton most commonly refers to: * Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist * Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton Newton may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Newton'' (film), a 2017 Indian film * Newton ( ...

, a former manor *

South Woodham Ferrers South Woodham Ferrers is a town and civil parish in the borough of Chelmsford, in the English county of Essex. It is approximately from London and southeast of the city of Chelmsford, and had a population of 16,453 at the 2011 Census, a decr ...

, Essex, a town **

South Woodham Ferrers railway station South Woodham Ferrers railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the town of South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east ...

Woodham Ferrers Woodham Ferrers is a small village and former civil parish about southeast of Chelmsford, located between South Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, now in the civil parish of Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre in the county of Essex, England. The villag ...

, Essex, a village

People

Places etc. in England

See also