Hornby

plural Hornbys

1. countableuncountableA village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868).
2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605).
3. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293).
4. countableuncountableA community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
5. countableuncountableA town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after landowner John Hornby.
6. countableuncountableA suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
7. countableuncountableA surname derived from the English place name.

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   The 800-word work (on a paper slightly bigger than a postcard) is one of 13 works submitted by a group of authors that includes Doris Lessing, Tom Stoppard, Margaret Atwood and Nick Hornby, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Rowling used both sides of her card to handwrite the prequel to her seven-book Potter series.

   2008 May 30, Felicia R. Lee, “Harry Potter Prequel for Charity”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2023