Hornby may refer to:
Places
In England
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Hornby, Lancashire
Hornby is a village and former civil parish from Lancaster, now in the parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. The village is on the A683 and at the confluence of the River Wenning and ...
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Hornby, Hambleton
Hornby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a minor road between Great Smeaton and Appleton Wiske.
It lies roughly from Northallerton, from Darlington, and from Yarm.
According ...
, village in North Yorkshire
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Hornby, Richmondshire
Hornby is a small village and civil parish located about north-west of Bedale. It is part of the non-metropolitan district of Richmondshire in the shire county of North Yorkshire, England.
Etymology
The name of the village is first attested ...
, village in North Yorkshire
Elsewhere
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Hornby, Ontario, community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada
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Hornby Island
Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is one of the two northernmost Gulf Islands, located near Vancouver Island's Comox Valley, the other being Denman Island.
A small community of 1,016 residents (as of the 2016 census), Hornby is home to ...
, island in British Columbia, Canada
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Hornby, New York
Hornby is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2020 census. The name is from John Hornby, a land owner of the Pulteney Tract.
The Town of Hornby is located on the eastern border of the county, north ...
, town
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Hornby, New Zealand
Hornby is a major residential and retail suburb at the western edge of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is directly connected to other parts of Christchurch and the South Island by a number of main arterial routes, including State Highway ...
, suburb of Christchurch
Other
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Hornby (surname) Hornby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* A. N. Hornby (1847–1925), English rugby and cricket player
* A. S. Hornby (1898–1978), English grammarian, lexicographer, and pioneer in the field of English language learning and ...
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Hornby Railways
Hornby Railways is a British model railways manufacturing company. Its roots date back to 1901 in Liverpool, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, ...
, popular British brand of model railway
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SS ''Hornby'', a 1908 tug tender
See also
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Hornby Castle (disambiguation) Hornby Castle may refer to the following castles in England:
* Hornby Castle, Lancashire
* Hornby Castle, North Yorkshire
Hornby Castle is a grade I listed fortified manor house on the edge of Wensleydale between Bedale and Leyburn, in the co ...
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Hornby Dock
Hornby Dock was a dock located on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It was situated in the northern dock system in Bootle. It connected to Gladstone Dock to the north and Alexandra Dock to the south and encompassed a ...
, dock in Liverpool, England
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Hornby Lighthouse, in New South Wales, Australia
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Hornby Priory, former monastery in Hornby, Lancashire, England
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Hornby School, historic school house in Pennsylvania
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Hornby High School, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Hornsby (disambiguation)
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