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 miles40.1 km
- Northampton 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Oxford 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Rugby 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Banbury 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Warwick 18 miles29 km
- Bicester 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Witney 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Daventry 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Kenilworth 21.9 miles35.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Banbury Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Banbury Ruscote Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Banbury Hardwick Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Drayton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Overthorpe Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Warkworth Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bodicote Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hanwell Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bourton Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Banbury
OX16 3QP, OX16 9NG, OX16 9FQ, OX16 1YN, OX16 0PR, OX16 1AD, OX16 0SZ, OX16 1EE, OX16 3JL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 32.2 miles51.8 km
- Luton Airport 43.2 miles69.5 km
- Banbury Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- King's Sutton Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Schools in Banbury
- St Mary's C of E Primary School, Banbury Primary
- St John's Priory School Independent - primary
- English Language Training Further education
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primary
- Harriers Banbury Academy Primary
- St Leonard's C of E Primary School Primary
- Frank Wise School Special
- Queensway School Primary
- The Grange Community Primary School Primary
- Wykham Park Secondary
- Futures Institute Banbury Secondary
- Hill View Primary School Primary
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury Primary
- Orchard Fields Community School Primary
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hanwell Fields Community School Primary
- William Morris Primary School Primary
- North Oxfordshire Academy Secondary
- Longford Park Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- 12th Century Church Historic site 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Steane Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Upton House Country house 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Catesby Priory Historic site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Ettington Park Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.4 miles21.6 km