In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hornby like this:
HORNBY, a township in Great Smeaton parish, N. R. Yorkshire; near the river Tees and the Northeastern railway, 7½ miles N of Northallerton. Acres, 2, 050. Real property, £2, 112. Pop., 229. Houses, 50. Hornby Grange is a chief residence. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Hornby through time
Hornby is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hornby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hornby, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12945
Date accessed: 14th October 2024
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