Banbury
Parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.062, -1.336 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 45 40 |
| Population: | 48,651 |
| Dialling code: | 01295 |
Banbury is a historic market town and civil parish in the district of Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, set where the River Cherwell meets the Oxford Canal. The canal basin and surviving workshops such as Tooley's Boatyard underline its waterways heritage, while the famous Banbury Cross and the local speciality, the Banbury cake, give the town a distinctive cultural flavour tied to its market-town roots.
Originally a medieval trading centre that later featured in Civil War activity, Banbury has grown into a mixed economy of light industry, distribution and retail, with the Castle Quay shopping area and a substantial commuter population thanks to fast rail links to London and road connections towards Birmingham. The town balances modern expansion and community events with visible fragments of its past in the canal, castle earthworks and traditional markets.
Postcode districts covering Banbury
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 24.9 miles
- Northampton 22.6 miles
- Oxford 21.7 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 17.9 miles
- Rugby 22.3 miles
- Banbury 0.1 miles
- Warwick 18 miles
- Bicester 13.5 miles
- Witney 20.2 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon 18.3 miles
- Daventry 15.7 miles
- Kenilworth 21.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Banbury Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop Ward 0.4 miles
- Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown Ward 0.7 miles
- Banbury Ruscote Ward 0.9 miles
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington Ward 1.1 miles
- Banbury Hardwick Ward 1.2 miles
- Drayton Parish 1.6 miles
- Overthorpe Parish 1.7 miles
- Warkworth Parish 1.7 miles
- Bodicote Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hanwell Parish 2.3 miles
- Bourton Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Banbury
OX16 2RL, OX16 9UE, OX16 9SD, OX16 0QA, OX16 1UB, OX16 1AT, OX16 0FS, OX16 0HU, OX16 1TF … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 32.2 miles
- Luton Airport 43.2 miles
- Banbury Railway Station 0.4 miles
- King's Sutton Railway Station 3.7 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
- Longford Park 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
- … See all
Local points of interest
- 12th Century Church Historic site 2.2 miles
- Steane Estate 6.1 miles
- Upton House Country house 6.3 miles
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 11.8 miles
- Catesby Priory Historic site 12.3 miles
- Ettington Park Estate 13.2 miles
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.2 miles
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.3 miles
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 13.4 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.4 miles
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.4 miles