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 miles
- Northampton 22.7 miles
- Oxford 21.7 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 17.9 miles
- Rugby 22.3 miles
- Warwick 18 miles
- Bicester 13.5 miles
- Witney 20.1 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon 18.2 miles
- Daventry 15.8 miles
- Kenilworth 21.9 miles
- Carterton 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop Ward 0.3 miles
- Banbury Ruscote Ward 0.8 miles
- Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown Ward 0.8 miles
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington Ward 1.2 miles
- Banbury Hardwick Ward 1.2 miles
- Drayton Parish 1.5 miles
- Overthorpe Parish 1.8 miles
- Warkworth Parish 1.8 miles
- Bodicote Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hanwell Parish 2.2 miles
- Broughton Parish 2.5 miles
- North Newington Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Banbury
OX16 1EQ, OX16 9EP, OX16 3ED, OX16 5DJ, OX16 3JB, OX16 0EP, OX16 1XL, OX16 1FZ, OX16 1EJ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 32.1 miles
- Luton Airport 43.3 miles
- Banbury Railway Station 0.5 miles
- King's Sutton Railway Station 3.8 miles
Hotels in Banbury Ad
- The Three Pigeons
- Unicorn Inn
- Cromwell Lodge Hotel 3
- Whately Hall Hotel 3
- Belvilla at Brackley, near Silverstone Circuit 3
- The Three Pigeons Inn 4
- Premier Inn Banbury Town Centre 3
- Premier Inn Banbury 3
- The Lismore Hotel
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 miles
- Upton House Country house 6.2 miles
- Steane Estate 6.2 miles
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 11.6 miles
- Catesby Priory Historic site 12.4 miles
- Ettington Park Estate 13 miles
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.4 miles
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.5 miles
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 13.5 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.5 miles
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.6 miles