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Where is Hornby?

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 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 Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Hornby in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Hornby within Lancashire
Location of Hornby within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Hornby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hornby is LA2 8JR.

Where is Hornby in LA2?

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.

Map showing location of Hornby within LA2
Location of Hornby within LA2

What is the post town for Hornby?

The post town for Hornby is Lancaster. Hornby is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hornby?

The centre of Hornby is located at position 54.10836° latitude and -2.63589° longitude.

Latitude54.10836°
Longitude-2.63589°

What is the easting and northing of Hornby?

The centre of Hornby is located at the grid reference easting 358523 and northing 468240 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting358523
Northing468240

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.

west
5m
Hornby is 5 miles west of High Bentham
east
6m
Hornby is 6 miles east of Carnforth
south
7m
Hornby is 7 miles south of Kirkby Lonsdale
east
10m
Hornby is 10 miles east of Morecambe
east
11m
Hornby is 11 miles east of Heysham
south-east
13m
Hornby is 13 miles south-east of Grange-over-Sands
west
15m
Hornby is 15 miles west of Settle
north
15m
Hornby is 15 miles north of Garstang
south
16m
Hornby is 16 miles south of Sedbergh
south
16m
Hornby is 16 miles south of Kendal

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-east
8m
Hornby is 8 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
24m
Hornby is 24 miles north of Preston
north-west
42m
Hornby is 42 miles north-west of Bradford
west
45m
Hornby is 45 miles west of Ripon
north
46m
Hornby is 46 miles north of Salford
north
46m
Hornby is 46 miles north of Manchester
north-west
49m
Hornby is 49 miles north-west of Leeds
north
50m
Hornby is 50 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
55m
Hornby is 55 miles north-west of Wakefield
south
56m
Hornby is 56 miles south of Carlisle

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