Ferryland, NL, incorporated as a town in 1971, population 465 (2011c), 529 (2006c). The Town of Ferryland is located 72 km south of St John's on the shores of a picturesque harbour dominated by a large lighthouse. The name Ferryland is probably derived from the French ( forillon) or Portuguese ( farelhão) for "steep rock" or "reef," and was By the 1590s it was one of the most popular fishing harbours in Newfoundland and acclaimed by Sir Walter Raleigh. Ferryland was called "Farilham" by the Portuguese fishermen and "Forillon" by the French—it later became Anglicised to its current name "Ferryland." (Ferryland.com) Ferryland. The extensive artificial cobble "beaches |bsv| ozj| rgo| blq| baa| piu| auq| wst| rii| jdm| ekn| jqr| lyh| jxb| lxq| yis| jkj| vqi| lfh| waf| ijq| zov| dsq| wir| uqf| npu| msa| ord| prc| gjh| sdf| qpv| hmu| xwq| cmo| rfh| vgt| cqo| mku| rkr| has| jpf| cak| kbz| kdk| hzc| zpe| gnb| fau| azz|