[3] The remains of a fort built by Tipu Sultan still stands in Feroke with a long tunnel to the river.

Feroke, on the southern bank of Chaliyar river, was adjacent to the kingdom of Parappanad during medieval period.

[6] The headquarters of Parappanad Royal family was the coastal town of Parappanangadi in present-day Malappuram district.

[5] It is also known the ruler of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathunadu Swaroopam), had assisted the Portuguese to build a fort at the island of Chaliyam, which was a part of Southern Parappanad, and was destructed during the Battle at Chaliyam fort occurred in 1571.

[6] Following the Third Anglo-Mysore War and the subsequent Treaty of Seringapatam, Feroke became a part of Malabar District under British Raj.

[8][5][9] Following the formation of the state of Kerala in 1956, Feroke became a part of Tirurangadi Revenue block of Tirur Taluk.

[10] However Kadalundi Nagaram beach (where Kadalundi River flows into Arabian Sea, a part of Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat), Tenhipalam, the centre of University of Calicut, and Karippur, the site of Calicut International Airport, became parts of Malappuram.

In Feroke Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1060 against state average of 1084.

Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Feroke is around 969 compared to Kerala state average of 964.

The rapid rivers from the Western Ghats after passing through forests carry the clay which is the raw-material for tiles, pottery and ceramic wares.

The entire campus comprising the college, its hostels, the staff quarters and its sister concerns covers an area of 70 acres.

The undulating hills in the neighbouring villages can be utilized to make it a world class picnic location.

The ticket is Rs.5.00 and the motor boat service is available every half an hour between 6.40 a.m. and 8.40 p.m. including Sundays.ShoppingEven[check spelling] though this a tiny village, the shopping facilities available are quite surprisingly elaborate.

Beypore is known for its boat building yard where mammoth crafts known as urus are built.

There are two man made extensions to the sea to facilitate easy access for fishing boats.

The bridge at Feroke which extended the railway up to Kozhikode in 1888, reduced the importance of Chaliyam.

RCCM College[17] is an exclusive educational institution for commerce students located in cheruvannur.