Willoughby ( ) may refer to:

Places

Antigua

Willoughby Bay (Antigua) Willoughby Bay is a large bay on the southeastern coast of Antigua island, in Antigua and Barbuda. References

Bays of Antigua and Barbuda Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda {{Antigua-geo-stub ...

, on the southeast coast of Antigua

Australia

Willoughby, New South Wales Willoughby is a suburb located on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby. The City of Wil ...

, a suburb of Sydney **

Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby Girls' High School (WGHS) is a public, secondary, day school for girls, located in Willoughby, a lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1934, Willoughby Girls' High currently enrols around a ...

City of Willoughby The City of Willoughby is a Local government in Australia, local government area on the North Shore (Sydney), Lower North Shore of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of the Sydney central business d ...

, a local government area of New South Wales *

Electoral district of Willoughby Willoughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Tim James of the Liberal Party since 12 February 2022. History Willoughby was an electoral district of the ...

, New South Wales * Parish of Willoughby, Cumberland, New South Wales * Willoughby, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Island **

Cape Willoughby Cape Willoughby is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east end of the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island in the gazetted locality of Willoughby about south east of the town of Penneshaw. The cape is describe ...

, a headland in South Australia

Canada

* Willoughby, Langley, British Columbia, a community within the Township of Langley * Willoughby Township, Ontario

United Kingdom

Willoughby, Lincolnshire Willoughby is a village in the district of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south from the market town of Alford, Lincolnshire, Alford, and on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. His ...

, a village **

Willoughby railway station Willoughby was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Willoughby, Lincolnshire, Willoughby in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1970. In 1886, a second larger station replaced the first following the opening ...

Willoughby on the Wolds Willoughby on the Wolds is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, on the border with Leicestershire. Its nearest neighbouring villages are Wysall, Widmerpool, Wymeswold and Keyworth, with the nearest towns and cities being Loughborough ...

, Nottinghamshire *

Willoughby, Warwickshire Willoughby is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about south of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. The village is about northwest of Daventry in neighbouring Northamptonshire and the eastern boundary of the parish forms part of ...

, a village and civil parish * Willoughby Waterleys, Leicestershire

United States

Willoughby, Ohio Willoughby is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along the Chagrin River. The population was 23,959 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Greater Cleveland, Cleveland metropol ...

, a city and a suburb of Cleveland * Willoughby, Albemarle County, Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Willoughby Park Willoughby Park is a city park in Friendship Heights, an incorporated area on the edge of Washington, D.C. Named after the adjacent Willoughby Condominium Building, it is at the intersection of Willard Ave and Friendship Boulevard. It is served b ...

, Friendship Heights, Washington, D.C. *

Willoughby Run Willoughby Run is a tributary of Marsh Creek in Adams County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Willoughby Run flows southward between Herr Ridge and McPherson Ridge through the Gettysburg Battlefield. References External links *List ...

, a waterway in Adams County, Pennsylvania *

Willoughby Spit Willoughby Spit is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. It is bordered by water on three sides: the Chesapeake Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and Willoughby Bay to the south. H ...

, a peninsula in Norfolk, Virginia * Willoughby State Forest, Vermont *

Lake Willoughby Lake Willoughby is located in the town of Westmore, Vermont, Westmore in Orleans County, Vermont, Orleans County in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, United States. The lake's southern end is surrounded by the Willoughby State Forest. This state f ...

, Westmore, Vermont

Elsewhere

Willoughby's Land During his 1553 voyage across the Barents Sea, English explorer Hugh Willoughby thought he saw islands to the north. Based on his description, these islands were subsequently depicted and named "Willoughby's Land" and " Macsinof Island" on maps pub ...

, elusive islands thought to be north of the Barents Sea

Hydronyms

Willoughby River The Willoughby River ( ) is a tributary of the Barton River, flowing on , in the Orleans County, Vermont, United States. This river flows to northwest, southwest and northwest, crossing the municipalities of Westmore, Vermont, Orleans and ...

, Vermont, United States

People

Willoughby (surname) Willoughby is the surname of: * Alex Willoughby, British footballer * Althea Willoughby (1904–1982), British artist * Barrett Willoughby (1901–1959), American writer * Bart Willoughby (born 1960), Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Australian) musicia ...

, a list *

Willoughby (given name) Willoughby is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Willoughby Aston (disambiguation), three Aston baronets * Willoughby J. Edbrooke (1843–1896), American architect * Willoughby Gray (1916–1993), English actor * Willoughby Hamilton ( ...

, a list

Fiction

Willoughby (Looney Tunes) Willoughby is a minor animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' series of cartoons. A lackadaisical hound dog, Willoughby is characterized by his below-average intelligence and overall gullibility. Creator Tex Avery based ...

, an animated character from ''Looney Tunes'' *

Inspector Willoughby Inspector Seward Willoughby is a cartoon character created by Walter Lantz and Paul J. Smith, named after the Hollywood avenue which runs alongside the building where Lantz's office was housed (at 861 Seward Street). Initially created as a rec ...

, an animated character from ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' *

John Willoughby John Willoughby is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility''. He is described as being a handsome young man with a small estate, but has expectations of inheriting his aunt's large estate. He is in love with Ma ...

, one of the main characters in Jane Austen's novel ''Sense and Sensibility'' * The Willoughbys, a book written by

Lois Lowry Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of many books for children and young adults, including '' The Giver Quartet'', '' Number the Stars'', the Anastasia series, and '' Rabble Starkey''. ...

. * The title character of the short-lived 1999 British sitcom ''

Dr Willoughby ''Dr Willoughby'' is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV from 14 November – 13 December 1999. The show was set on the set of a fictional soap opera, also called Dr Willoughby and followed the often over dramatic storylines and the personal live ...

'' * Willoughby, Texas, a fictional town featured in ''Revolution'' (TV series) * "

A Stop at Willoughby "A Stop at Willoughby" is episode 30 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''. Rod Serling cited this as his favorite story from the first season of the series. Opening narration Plot Gart Williams is a 20th-century New ...

", an episode from the first season of ''The Twilight Zone'', which features a town called Willoughby * A character in the novel ''

Evelina ''Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World'' is a novel written by English author Frances Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in ...

'' by Fanny Burney * A character in ''Celestina'' (novel) by Charlotte Smith * '' The Willoughbys'', a 2020 comedy film * Violet Willoughby, the main character in the novel '' Haunting Violet''

English/British titles

Baron Willoughby de Broke Baron Willoughby de Broke is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created Hereditary peer#Writs of summons, by writ in 1491 for Sir Robert Willoughby, of the Brook Hall, manor of Broke, part of Westbury, Wiltshire, Westbury, Wiltshire, wh ...

, a barony by writ in the peerage of England since 1491 *

Baron Willoughby de Eresby Baron Willoughby de Eresby ( ) is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby. Since 1983, the title has been held by Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. History The ...

, a barony by writ in the peerage of England, dating to 1313 *

Baron Willoughby of Parham Baron Willoughby of Parham was a title in the Peerage of England with two creations. The first creation was for Sir William Willoughby who was raised to the peerage under letters patent in 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body. An ...

, a title in the peerage of England from 1547 until 1779 *

Willoughby baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Willoughby, three in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Willoughby Baronetcy, of Risley in the County ...

, four titles

Other uses

* , the name of more than one United States Navy ship * Willoughby Delta 8, a twin-engined aerodynamic test bed for a proposed flying wing airliner