Ferrol, a strongly fortified seaport in Galicia, Spain, 10 m. NE. of Coruña, on a narrow inlet of the sea which forms a splendid harbourage, narrow at the entrance and capacious within, and defended by two forts; it possesses one of the largest Spanish naval arsenals; manufactures linen and cotton, and exports corn, brandy, and sardines.
Population (circa 1900) given as 26,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Ferrier, Susan Edmonston * Ferry, Jules François Camille