Horbury "Whore-bury" is a large village, west of Wakefield and south of Ossett, in Yorkshire. It has a population of around 15,000. Locals often refer to it as a "town", but it is not officially, as it has not received a town charter from the Monarch and is not on the List of towns in England. Horbury does however have a Town Hall. The foundation stone was laid on Wednesday 30th July 1902 by Joshua Harrop. The Town Hall's architects & builders were Henry Fallas & Sons.

It is known for being a pleasant and picturesque village, and is known locally for the relatively high proportion of the population that is made up of pensioners. Stan Barstow, author of Joby and A Kind of Loving was born in Horbury, but lived most of his life in Ossett. In his autobiography, he said that Ossett and Horbury were the "border country" where the north-west of the coalfield merges with the south-east of the wool towns.

During World War II, the factory of Charles Roberts made Churchill tanks. This factory was in the area of Horbury known as Horbury Junction after the large railway junction there.

Horbury Bridge is known as the home of "Onward, Christian Soldiers", the hymn by Sabine Baring Gould.

John Carr, the famous architect was born in Horbury. Carr Lodge, in the centre of Horbury Park was once the home of John Carr's uncle. The ridges & furrows of strip cultivation are still visible in the Park.

The Doomsday Book (1086) records about 40 people and four ox-drawn ploughs in 'Orberie' and Crigglestone combined.

Villages in West Yorkshire