Hornby, Richmondshire should not be confused with Hornby, Hambleton.
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.3394°N -1.66°W |
| Official Name: | Hornby |
| Static Image Name: | Hornby.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The village of Hornby and the Church of Saint Mary |
| Population: | 280 |
| Population Ref: | (Including Appleton East and West, and Arrathorne 2011 census) |
| Civil Parish: | Hornby |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Post Town: | Bedale |
| Postcode District: | DL8 |
| Postcode Area: | DL |
| Os Grid Reference: | SE222938 |
Hornby is a small village and civil parish located about north-west of Bedale. It is part of the non-metropolitan district of Richmondshire in the shire county of North Yorkshire, England.[1] [2]
The name of the village is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Hornebi and Horneby. It derives from the Old Norse personal name Horni and the word bý ('farm'). Thus the name once meant 'farm belonging to Horni'.[3]
Hornby is part of the electoral ward of Hornby Castle.[2] This ward stretches north to Brough with St. Giles, with a total population of 1,766.