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Ferrers meaning

A mainly historical surname.

Using Ferrers

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mainly historical surname.
  • In the example corpus, ferrers often appears in combinations such as: woodham ferrers.

Context around Ferrers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

woodham 3× higham 1× henry 1×

Often after:

billericay 1× burnham 1×

Sentence patterns with Ferrers

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by henry ferrers a tenant 1× in higham ferrers as they 1× south woodham ferrers and living 1× south woodham ferrers billericay wethersfield 1× south woodham ferrers burnham and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

crews from south 1× ms bulley a 1× the race will 1× this role gave 1× two robbers threatened 1×

Common sentence endings:

30pm in harlow 1× involving a vehicle 1× raided the shop 1× when she disappeared 1× whynniard was chosen 1×

Words around Ferrers

Just before it in the word index:

ferrero 37 ferreria 2 ferreri 5 ferreras 3 ferrera 24 ferrer 76

Just after it in the word index:

ferres 3 ferret 46 ferreted 3 ferreting 9 ferrets 27 ferrette 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Ferrers

  • In this selection, "ferrers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, woodham, higham, henry, billericay and burnham stand out and add context to how "ferrers" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by henry ferrers a tenant and in higham ferrers as they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ferrers" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ferrers

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Two robbers threatened a worker at the Co-op store in Higham Ferrers as they raided the shop. (18 words)

Crews from South Woodham Ferrers, Billericay, Wethersfield, Stansted, Newport, and Dunmow attended the scene following reports of the fire involving a vehicle. (22 words)

Ms Bulley, a mortgage adviser originally from South Woodham Ferrers and living inInskip, was immediately deemed a “high risk” missing person when she disappeared. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The race will start between Robertos and The Three Shells on Western Esplanade at 11.45am and weave through areas of Southend, Rochford, South Woodham Ferrers, Burnham and Ingatestone before finishing at about 3.30pm in Harlow. (37 words)

This role gave Percy reason to seek a base in London, and a small property near the Prince's Chamber owned by Henry Ferrers, a tenant of John Whynniard, was chosen. (31 words)

Ms Bulley, a mortgage adviser originally from South Woodham Ferrers and living inInskip, was immediately deemed a “high risk” missing person when she disappeared. (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

Crews from South Woodham Ferrers, Billericay, Wethersfield, Stansted, Newport, and Dunmow attended the scene following reports of the fire involving a vehicle.

Ms Bulley, a mortgage adviser originally from South Woodham Ferrers and living inInskip, was immediately deemed a “high risk” missing person when she disappeared.

The race will start between Robertos and The Three Shells on Western Esplanade at 11.45am and weave through areas of Southend, Rochford, South Woodham Ferrers, Burnham and Ingatestone before finishing at about 3.30pm in Harlow.

Two robbers threatened a worker at the Co-op store in Higham Ferrers as they raided the shop.

This role gave Percy reason to seek a base in London, and a small property near the Prince's Chamber owned by Henry Ferrers, a tenant of John Whynniard, was chosen.

Common combinations with ferrers

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ferrers" in a sentence?
An example: "Crews from South Woodham Ferrers, Billericay, Wethersfield, Stansted, Newport, and Dunmow attended the scene following reports of the fire involving a vehicle." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "ferrers" from authentic English texts.
What does "ferrers" mean?
Ferrers means: A mainly historical surname.
How many example sentences with "ferrers" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "ferrers", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.