Willoughby
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Australia
- Willoughby, New South WalesWilloughby, New South WalesWilloughby is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Willoughby is located 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby....
, suburb of Sydney - City of WilloughbyCity of WilloughbyThe City of Willoughby is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 km north of the Sydney central business district....
, local government area of New South Wales - Electoral district of WilloughbyElectoral district of WilloughbyWilloughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...
, in New South Wales - Cape Willoughby, on Kangaroo IslandKangaroo IslandKangaroo Island is Australia's third-largest island after Tasmania and Melville Island. It is southwest of Adelaide at the entrance of Gulf St Vincent. Its closest point to the mainland is off Cape Jervis, on the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula in the state of South Australia. The island is long...
, South Australia
England
- Willoughby, WarwickshireWilloughby, WarwickshireWilloughby is a village and civil parish about south of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. The village is only about northwest of Daventry in neighbouring Northamptonshire and the eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary....
- Willoughby, LincolnshireWilloughby, LincolnshireWilloughby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. It lies within the civil parish of Willoughby with Sloothby, and south of the town of Alford...
- Willoughby on the WoldsWilloughby on the WoldsWilloughby on the Wolds is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, on the border with Leicestershire. Its nearest neighbouring villages are Wysall, Widmerpool, Wymeswold and Keyworth, with the nearest towns and cities being Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, Nottingham and Leicester...
, Nottinghamshire - Willoughby WaterleysWilloughby WaterleysWilloughby Waterleys is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated near the A426 Leicester to Lutterworth road. Nearby villages are Ashby Magna, Peatling Magna and Countesthorpe....
, Leicestershire
United States
- Willoughby, OhioWilloughby, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 22,621 people, 10,265 households, and 5,892 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,225.3 people per square mile . There were 10,700 housing units at an average density of 1,052.6 per square mile...
- Willoughby SpitWilloughby SpitWilloughby Spit is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. It is bordered by water on three sides: the Chesapeake Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and Willoughby Bay to the south.- History :...
, a peninsula of land in Norfolk, Virginia - Willoughby Bay, which lies south of Willoughby Spit, in Norfolk, Virginia
- Lake WilloughbyLake WilloughbyLake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County in the northeast section of Vermont, United States. Willoughby is a glacial lake over deep in places, the deepest lake entirely contained in the state....
, in Westmore, Vermont
British aristocrats
- Baron Willoughby de EresbyBaron Willoughby de EresbyBaron Willoughby de Eresby is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby of Eresby Manor, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The fourteenth Baron was created Earl of Lindsey in 1626. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron, was created...
, a barony by writ in the peerage of England, dating to 1313 - Baron Willoughby of ParhamBaron Willoughby of ParhamBaron Willoughby of Parham was a title in the Peerage of England with two creations. The first creation was for Sir William Willoughby who was raised to the peerage under letters patent in 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body...
, a title in the peerage of England from 1547 until 1779 - Baron Willoughby de BrokeBaron Willoughby de BrokeBaron Willoughby de Broke is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1491 for Sir Robert Willoughby, of Brooke/Broke manor, Heywood, near Westbury, Wiltshire, de jure 9th Baron Latimer...
, a barony by writ in the peerage of England since 1491 - Baron MiddletonBaron MiddletonBaron Middleton, of Middleton in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Nottinghamshire and Newark in Parliament...
, a title in the peerage of England since 1711, held by the Willoughby family
Other persons
- Major General Charles A. Willoughby (1892–1972), American military officer
- Thomas Willoughby (Virginia)Thomas Willoughby (Virginia)Thomas Willoughby came to Norfolk, Virginia in 1610 and received a land grant in around 1625. Willoughby's son, Captain Thomas Willoughby, was living there in the 1660s, and legend has it that his wife awoke one morning following a terrific storm to see a point of land in front her home, where...
(fl. early 1600s), early American settler - Westel Willoughby, Jr.Westel Willoughby, Jr.Westel Willoughby, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Goshen, Connecticut, Willoughby moved to Newport, New York.He studied medicine and engaged in practice....
(1769-1844), American statesman - Westel W. WilloughbyWestel W. WilloughbyWestel Woodbury Willoughby , was an American academic.He was the twin brother to William F. Willoughby. They were the sons of Westel Willoughby and Jennie Rebecca Willoughby, their father having been a Major in the Union Army with the New York Volunteers, injured at the Battle of Chancellorsville...
(1867–1945), American political theorist, twin brother of William F. Willoughby - William F. WilloughbyWilliam F. WilloughbyWilliam Franklin Willoughby was an author of public administration texts including works on budgeting. He often worked with his twin brother, Westel W...
(1867–1960), American author and public administration scholar, twin brother of Westel W. Willoughby - Bill WilloughbyBill WilloughbyWilliam 'Poodle' Wesley Willoughby is a retired American professional basketball player. After graduating from Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1975 NBA Draft as the first pick in the second round , bypassing college for a chance to play...
(b. 1957), American professional basketball player - Charl WilloughbyCharl WilloughbyCharl Myles Willoughby is a South African cricketer who played two Tests and three ODIs for South Africa between 2000 and 2003. He played for Boland and Western Province before spending two seasons with the Cape Cobras. He has also played English county cricket, and after a season with...
(b. 1974), South African cricketer - Holly WilloughbyHolly WilloughbyHolly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present CD:UK...
(b. 1981), English television presenter - Kim WilloughbyKim WilloughbyKim Marie Willoughby is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'10" and is an outside hitter. In 2007, she played professionally for the Italian Serie A League Familia Chieri. In April 2008, she joined the U.S. national team...
(b. 1980), American volleyball player - Lillian WilloughbyLillian WilloughbyLillian Willoughby was a Quaker activist who advocated for world peace, founded Take Back the Night, and conducted nonviolent protests against war and preparations for war for nearly 70 years.-Biography:...
(1916–2009), American Peace Activist - Willoughby Whistle (1840–1888), Gunslinger at the OK Corral
Fiction
- Willoughby the Dog, an animated character from Looney Toons
- John Willoughby, one of the main characters in Jane Austen's Sense and SensibilitySense and SensibilitySense and Sensibility, published in 1811, is a British romance novel by Jane Austen, her first published work under the pseudonym, "A Lady." Jane Austen is considered a pioneer of the romance genre of novels, and for the realism portrayed in her novels, is one the most widely read writers in...
- A Stop at WilloughbyA Stop at Willoughby"A Stop at Willoughby" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling cited this as his favorite story from the first season of the series.-Synopsis:...
, an episode of The Twilight Zone television series
Ships
- USS WilloughbyUSS WilloughbyUSS Willoughby has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:*USS Willoughby , a patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919...
, the name of more than one United States Navy ship - HMS Mary WilloughbyHMS Mary WilloughbyMary Willoughby was a ship of the Royal Navy. She was appears in the navy lists from 1535, during the reign of Henry VIII. She was named after Maria Willoughby, a lady-in-waiting and close friend of Catherine of Aragon. The ship was taken by the Scots in 1536 and joined the Royal Scots Navy, The...
, a Royal Navy ship (1535-1573)