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 is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Hornsby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hornsby is CA8 9HF.
Hornsby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district.
The post town for Hornsby is Brampton. Hornsby is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.
The centre of Hornsby is located at position 54.84295° latitude and -2.75505° longitude.
Latitude | 54.84295° |
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Longitude | -2.75505° |
The centre of Hornsby is located at the grid reference easting 351609 and northing 550054 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 351609 |
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Northing | 550054 |
Position of Hornsby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hornsby to the centre of the town.
Position of Hornsby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hornsby to the centre of the city.