'''Bill Ferny''' is a [[fictional character]] in [[J. R. R. Tolkien's]] ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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Ferny spied on [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in [[Bree (Middle-earth)|Bree]]. He was noticed relaying details of the hobbits' adventures at the [[Prancing Pony]] to one of the [[Nazgûl]], this event witnessed by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]].
After the [[Hobbit]]s were nearly murdered in their sleep at the raid of the Prancing Pony inn, they had to buy a pony, since during the raid all the ponies and donkeys were let loose from the stable. Bill sold an old, bad tempered pony to the Hobbits and [[Strider]] for 12 silver pennies (apparantly a most unfair price). The Hobbits then left Bree with Strider, taking the main street. Bill Ferny jeered at Strider, who merely nodded in response. [[Sam Gamgee|Sam]], however, was not so reticent, hitting Ferny in the face with a quickly-thrown apple. Sam, who took a liking to the pony, later named it [[Bill the Pony|Bill]].
When the four hobbits returned to the Shire in ''[[The Return of the King (book)|The Return of the King]]'', Bill Ferny was among the men guarding the locked gate at the [[Baranduin|Brandywine]].
