Hornby
Title
Hornby
Also Known As
Honreby, Hornebi
Dates
Founded by 1200; dissolved 1536
Dedication
Wilfrid
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A dependent priory on the abbey of Croxton, Hornby was founded before 1200 by either Robert de Montbegon—who gave it 100 acres of land—or Adam de Montbegon. It seems to have been a small community, home to a prior and three canons.
Hornby was suppressed in 1536, and the site passed into private hands. No remains of the priory survive today.
Hornby was suppressed in 1536, and the site passed into private hands. No remains of the priory survive today.
Heads of Community
Priors
Richard of Croxton, fl. 1227
N., fl. 1230
Robert, ?-1246
Robert of Gaddesby, 1379-?
Thomas Kellet (or Kelyt), fl. 1475
Thomas Wyther, fl. 1482
Elias Atterclyff (or Scherwod or Hatersatage), ca. 1484-ca. 1490
Edmund Green, ca. 1497-ca. 1501
William Halliday, ?-1536
John Consyll, ca. 1536-1538
Richard of Croxton, fl. 1227
N., fl. 1230
Robert, ?-1246
Robert of Gaddesby, 1379-?
Thomas Kellet (or Kelyt), fl. 1475
Thomas Wyther, fl. 1482
Elias Atterclyff (or Scherwod or Hatersatage), ca. 1484-ca. 1490
Edmund Green, ca. 1497-ca. 1501
William Halliday, ?-1536
John Consyll, ca. 1536-1538
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Farrer, William, and J. Brownbill, eds. “Houses of Premonstratensian Canons: The Priory of Hornby.” In A History of the County of Lancaster, 2:160–61. London, 1908. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol2/pp160-161.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hornby,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/152.