Wikipedia

Hornby, Hambleton

Hornby
Hornby is located in North Yorkshire
Hornby
Hornby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population238 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ362055
Civil parish
  • Hornby
District
  • Hambleton
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHALLERTON
Postcode districtDL6
Dialling code01609
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Hornby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.[2] It lies on a minor road between Great Smeaton and Appleton Wiske.[2]

It lies roughly 9 miles (14 km) from Northallerton, 9 miles (14 km) from Darlington, and 7 miles (11 km) from Yarm.[2]

According to the 2001 census, Hornby had a population of 206,[3] which increased in the 2011 census to 238.[1] The village has very few amenities. There is a small church, a telephone box and a post box.

The village pub is called the "Grange Arms".

The village pump at Hornby

Etymology

The name of the village is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Horenbodebi and in 1088 in the Durham Liber Vitae as Hornbotebi. The final element comes from the Old Norse word ('settlement'). The origin of the first part of the name is less certain, but thought to come from a lost Old Norse personal name Hornbǫði. Thus the name once meant 'Hornbǫði's farm'. The modern form was perhaps influenced by the nearby Hornby, Richmondshire.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hornby Parish (1170216856)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
  3. ^ "Parish population 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ A. H. Smith, The Place-Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire, English Place-Name Society, 5 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1928), pp. 280-81.

External links

Media related to Hornby, Hambleton at Wikimedia Commons


This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia® - the free encyclopedia created and edited by its online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of Wikipedia® encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information, please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.

Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.