Willoughby
Willoughby may refer to:
Places
- Antigua
- Willoughby Bay (Antigua), on the southeast coast of Antigua
- Australia
- Willoughby, New South Wales, suburb of Sydney
- Willoughby East, New South Wales
- City of Willoughby, local government area of New South Wales
- Electoral district of Willoughby, in New South Wales
- Willoughby Parish, Cumberland, New South Wales
- Cape Willoughby, on Kangaroo Island, South Australia
- Canada
- England
- Willoughby, Lincolnshire
- Willoughby, Warwickshire
- Willoughby Almshouses, Cossall, Nottingham
- Willoughby on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire
- Willoughby Waterleys, Leicestershire
- United States
- Willoughby, Ohio
- Willoughby Hills, Ohio
- Willoughby Condominium, Friendship Heights, Maryland
- Willoughby Park, Friendship Heights, Maryland
- Willoughby Run, waterway in Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Willoughby Spit, a peninsula of land in Norfolk, Virginia
- Lake Willoughby, in Westmore, Vermont
- Elsewhere
- Willoughby's Land, elusive islands thought to be north of the Barents Sea
Toponyms
- Willoughby River, flowing in Vermont, United States
People
British aristocrats
- Baron Willoughby de Broke, a barony by writ in the peerage of England since 1491
- Baron Willoughby de Eresby, a barony by writ in the peerage of England, dating to 1313
- Baron Willoughby of Parham, a title in the peerage of England from 1547 until 1779
- Baron Middleton, a title in the peerage of England since 1711, held by the Willoughby family
Other persons
Also spelled Willughby
Given name
- Willoughby Williams, American politician.
- Willoughby Williams, Jr. (1798-1882), American banker and sheriff.
Surname
- Bart Willoughby (b.1960), Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Australian) musician
- Bill Willoughby (b. 1957), American professional basketball player
- Charl Willoughby (b. 1974), South African cricketer
- Major General Charles A. Willoughby (1892–1972), American military officer
- Francis Willoughby (disambiguation), several people called Francis Willoughby or Willughby
- George Willoughby (disambiguation), several people called George Willoughby
- Holly Willoughby (b. 1981), English television presenter
- Hugh de Willoughby, English medieval theologian and university chancellor
- Hugh Willoughby (disambiguation), several people called Hugh Willoughby
- Kim Willoughby (b. 1980), American volleyball player
- Lillian Willoughby (1916–2009), American peace activist
- Nesbit Willoughby (1777–1849), British Royal Navy officer
- Percival Willoughby (d.1643), MP for Nottinghamshire & Businessman
- Richard de Willoughby (Notts MP 1318) (d.1324), Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas and MP for Nottinghamshire
- Richard de Willoughby (d.1362), Lord Chief Justice of England and MP for Nottinghamshire, most famous for being kidnapped by the Folville Gang
- Westel Willoughby, Jr. (1769–1844), American statesman
- Westel W. Willoughby (1867–1945), American political theorist, twin brother of William F. Willoughby
- William F. Willoughby (1867–1960), American author and public administration, twin brother of Westel W. Willoughby
Fiction
- Willoughby the Dog, an animated character from Looney Tunes
- John Willoughby, one of the main characters in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility
- "A Stop at Willoughby", an episode of The Twilight Zone television series
- Willobie His Avisa, an Elizabethan narrative poem
Ships
- USS Willoughby, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
- English ship Mary Willoughby, a Tudor navy ship (1535–1573)
Other
- Willoughby Delta 8, a twin-engined aerodynamic test bed for a proposed flying wing airliner
- Willoughby Limestone, a geologic formation in Alaska
- Willoughby, a device used to help extract gemstones from alluvial gravel, in a process similar to gold panning[1]
See also
References
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