Willoughby

Willoughby

Willoughby may refer to:

Places

Australia

*Willoughby, New South Wales, suburb of Sydney
*City of Willoughby, local government area of New South Wales
*Electoral district of Willoughby, in New South Wales
*Cape Willoughby, on Kangaroo Island, South Australia

England

*Willoughby, Warwickshire
*Willoughby, Lincolnshire
*Willoughby on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire

United States

*Willoughby, Ohio
*Willoughby Spit, a peninsula of land in Norfolk, Virginia
*Lake Willoughby, in Westmore, Vermont

People

British aristocrats

*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 Willoughby de Broke, a barony by writ in the peerage of England since 1491
*Baron Middleton, a title in the peerage of England since 1711, held by the Willoughby family

Other persons

*Thomas Willoughby (Virginia), early American settler
*William F. Willoughby, American author and public administration scholar
*Bill Willoughby, American professional basketball player
*Holly Willoughby, English television presenter
*Kim Willoughby, American volleyball player

Fiction

*Willoughby the Dog, an animated character from "Looney Toons"
* 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


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