Hornby is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, five miles west of the town of High Bentham, 24 miles north of the major city of Preston, 129 miles south of Edinburgh, 183 miles north of Cardiff, and 208 miles north-west of London. Hornby lies three miles west of the North Yorkshire border. Hornby falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Hornby is Lancaster.
Hornby is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Hornby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hornby is LA2 8JR.
Hornby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Hornby is Lancaster. Hornby is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Hornby is located at position 54.10836° latitude and -2.63589° longitude.
Latitude | 54.10836° |
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Longitude | -2.63589° |
The centre of Hornby is located at the grid reference easting 358523 and northing 468240 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 358523 |
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Northing | 468240 |
Position of Hornby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hornby to the centre of the town.
Position of Hornby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hornby to the centre of the city.