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Where is Hornsby?

Hornsby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, seven miles south of the town of Brampton, eight miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 79 miles south of Edinburgh, 233 miles north of Cardiff, and 254 miles north-west of London. Hornsby lies seven miles south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Hornsby falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA8 postcode district. The post town for Hornsby is Brampton.

Hornsby on a map

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

Which county is Hornsby in?

Hornsby is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Hornsby in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Hornsby within Cumbria
Location of Hornsby within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Hornsby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hornsby is CA8 9HF.

Where is Hornsby in CA8?

Hornsby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hornsby within CA8
Location of Hornsby within CA8

What is the post town for Hornsby?

The post town for Hornsby is Brampton. Hornsby is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hornsby?

The centre of Hornsby is located at position 54.84295° latitude and -2.75505° longitude.

Latitude54.84295°
Longitude-2.75505°

What is the easting and northing of Hornsby?

The centre of Hornsby is located at the grid reference easting 351609 and northing 550054 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting351609
Northing550054

What are the nearest towns to Hornsby?

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

south
7m
Hornsby is 7 miles south of Brampton
north
12m
Hornsby is 12 miles north of Penrith
west
13m
Hornsby is 13 miles west of Alston
south-east
14m
Hornsby is 14 miles south-east of Longtown
south-west
15m
Hornsby is 15 miles south-west of Haltwhistle
east
16m
Hornsby is 16 miles east of Wigton
north-west
21m
Hornsby is 21 miles north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-east
23m
Hornsby is 23 miles south-east of Annan
north-east
23m
Hornsby is 23 miles north-east of Keswick
south-east
23m
Hornsby is 23 miles south-east of Langholm

What are the nearest cities to Hornsby?

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

south-east
8m
Hornsby is 8 miles south-east of Carlisle
west
47m
Hornsby is 47 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
47m
Hornsby is 47 miles west of Durham
west
55m
Hornsby is 55 miles west of Sunderland
north
55m
Hornsby is 55 miles north of Lancaster
north-west
70m
Hornsby is 70 miles north-west of Ripon
north
75m
Hornsby is 75 miles north of Preston
south
79m
Hornsby is 79 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
83m
Hornsby is 83 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
87m
Hornsby is 87 miles north-west of Leeds