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Where is Hornby?

Hornby is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles south-west of the town of Yarm, seven miles south-east of the major town of Darlington, 125 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 210 miles north of London. Hornby lies just south-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Hornby falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL6 postcode district. The post town for Hornby is Northallerton.

Hornby on a map

Map showing extent of Hornby as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hornby
Map showing location of Hornby within the UK
Location of Hornby within the UK

Which county is Hornby in?

Hornby is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Hornby in North Yorkshire?

Hornby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Hornby within North Yorkshire
Location of Hornby within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Hornby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hornby is DL6 2JL.

Where is Hornby in DL6?

Hornby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hornby within DL6
Location of Hornby within DL6

What is the post town for Hornby?

The post town for Hornby is Northallerton. Hornby is in the DL6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northallerton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hornby?

The centre of Hornby is located at position 54.4451° latitude and -1.43892° longitude.

Latitude54.4451°
Longitude-1.43892°

What is the easting and northing of Hornby?

The centre of Hornby is located at the grid reference easting 436484 and northing 505666 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting436484
Northing505666

What are the nearest towns to Hornby?

Position of Hornby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hornby to the centre of the town.

south-west
6m
Hornby is 6 miles south-west of Yarm
south-east
7m
Hornby is 7 miles south-east of Darlington
north
7m
Hornby is 7 miles north of Northallerton
south-west
9m
Hornby is 9 miles south-west of Thornaby-on-Tees
south-west
10m
Hornby is 10 miles south-west of Stockton-on-Tees
south-west
12m
Hornby is 12 miles south-west of Middlesbrough
east
12m
Hornby is 12 miles east of Richmond
north-east
12m
Hornby is 12 miles north-east of Bedale
south-west
13m
Hornby is 13 miles south-west of Billingham
south-east
13m
Hornby is 13 miles south-east of Newton Aycliffe

What are the nearest cities to Hornby?

Position of Hornby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hornby to the centre of the city.

north
22m
Hornby is 22 miles north of Ripon
south
24m
Hornby is 24 miles south of Durham
south
32m
Hornby is 32 miles south of Sunderland
north-west
36m
Hornby is 36 miles north-west of York
south
37m
Hornby is 37 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
45m
Hornby is 45 miles north of Leeds
north
47m
Hornby is 47 miles north of Bradford
north
53m
Hornby is 53 miles north of Wakefield
north-east
62m
Hornby is 62 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
65m
Hornby is 65 miles north of Doncaster