Banbury
Built-up area in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.062, -1.339 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 45 40 |
| Population: | 48,651 |
| Dialling code: | 01295 |
Banbury, in the district of Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, is a historic market town on the banks of the River Cherwell and along the Oxford Canal, famous for the nursery rhyme about Banbury Cross and its traditional Banbury cakes. It expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries with the canal and railway, developed light industry and brickmaking, and today functions as a mix of local commerce, logistics and commuter base thanks to good road links such as the M40. The town retains a compact heritage quarter with attractions like Tooley's Boatyard and Banbury Museum, a long-running market and a riverside shopping and leisure focus around Castle Quay, while serving as a convenient gateway to the nearby Cotswolds.
Postcode districts covering Banbury
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 25 miles40.2 km
- Northampton 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Oxford 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Rugby 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Warwick 18 miles28.9 km
- Bicester 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Witney 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Daventry 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Kenilworth 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Carterton 23.3 miles37.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Banbury Ruscote Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Banbury Hardwick Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Drayton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Overthorpe Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Warkworth Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bodicote Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hanwell Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Broughton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- North Newington Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Banbury
OX16 9BL, OX16 9NW, OX16 1HH, OX16 0BU, OX16 9XE, OX16 9TT, OX16 4RS, OX16 5HB, OX16 9YN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 32.1 miles51.7 km
- Luton Airport 43.3 miles69.7 km
- Banbury Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- King's Sutton Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels in Banbury Ad
Schools in Banbury
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primary
- English Language Training Further education
- Frank Wise School Special
- Futures Institute Banbury Secondary
- Hanwell Fields Community School Primary
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Harriers Banbury Academy Primary
- Hill View Primary School Primary
- North Oxfordshire Academy Secondary
- Orchard Fields Community School Primary
- Queensway School Primary
- St John's Priory School Independent - primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury Primary
- St Leonard's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Mary's C of E Primary School, Banbury Primary
- The Grange Community Primary School Primary
- Tudor Hall School Independent - all ages
- William Morris Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- 12th Century Church Historic site 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Upton House Country house 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Steane Estate 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Catesby Priory Historic site 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Ettington Park Estate 13 miles21 km
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.6 miles21.8 km