Cat and the Rat

Cat and the Rat is a fountain in Hornby-with-Farleton, Lancaster, England. Cat and the Rat is situated nearby to Hornby Post Office, as well as near the community center Hornby Village Institute.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hornby Bridge and Hornby Castle.

Hornby Bridge

Bridge

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Hornby Bridge is situated 500 feet north of Cat and the Rat.

Hornby Castle

Castle

Photo: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hornby Castle is a country house, developed from a medieval castle, standing to the east of the village of Hornby in the Lune Valley, Lancashire, England. Hornby Castle is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Cat and the Rat.

St Margaret’s Church

Church

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St Margaret's Church is in Main Street, Hornby, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. St Margaret’s Church is situated 1,200 feet north of Cat and the Rat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hornby and Farleton.

Hornby

Village

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hornby is a village in the civil parish of the parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, within the Lancaster district of the county of Lancashire, England. It is 9 miles from Lancaster, situated on the A683 the village lies at the confluence of the River Wenning and Lune In 2011 the built up area had a population of 468.

Farleton

Hamlet

Photo: SIMON PHILLIPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Farleton lies in the north of the county just to the south of the main A683 road, some 8½ miles northeast of Lancaster.

Wray

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wray is a small village in Lancashire, England, part of the civil parish of Wray-with-Botton, in the City of Lancaster district. Wray is the point at which the River Roeburn joins the River Hindburn.

Cat and the Rat

Type: Fountain
Location: Hornby-with-Farleton, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.10828° or 54° 6′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.63595° or 2° 38′ 9″ west

Inception

1858

Open location code

9C6V4957+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1396595312

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

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