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Where is Hornby?

Hornby is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles north-west of the town of Bedale, 13 miles south of the major town of Darlington, 127 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 205 miles north of London. Hornby was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Hornby falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL8 postcode district.

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 DL8 1NH.

Where is Hornby in DL8?

Hornby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hornby within DL8
Location of Hornby within DL8

What is the latitude and longitude of Hornby?

The centre of Hornby is located at position 54.33899° latitude and -1.66025° longitude.

Latitude54.33899°
Longitude-1.66025°

What is the easting and northing of Hornby?

The centre of Hornby is located at the grid reference easting 422188 and northing 493767 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting422188
Northing493767

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.

north-west
4m
Hornby is 4 miles north-west of Bedale
south-east
5m
Hornby is 5 miles south-east of Richmond
north-east
7m
Hornby is 7 miles north-east of Middleham
east
7m
Hornby is 7 miles east of Leyburn
north
8m
Hornby is 8 miles north of Masham
west
9m
Hornby is 9 miles west of Northallerton
south
13m
Hornby is 13 miles south of Darlington
north-west
15m
Hornby is 15 miles north-west of Thirsk
south-west
17m
Hornby is 17 miles south-west of Yarm
south-east
18m
Hornby is 18 miles south-east of Barnard Castle

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
15m
Hornby is 15 miles north of Ripon
south
31m
Hornby is 31 miles south of Durham
north-west
35m
Hornby is 35 miles north-west of York
north
37m
Hornby is 37 miles north of Leeds
north
38m
Hornby is 38 miles north of Bradford
south
40m
Hornby is 40 miles south of Sunderland
south
44m
Hornby is 44 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
46m
Hornby is 46 miles north of Wakefield
north-east
50m
Hornby is 50 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-east
58m
Hornby is 58 miles north-east of Preston