Banbury
Sign in to saveBanbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Banbury
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise, from top: Banbury Town Hall; The Fine Lady statue and Banbury Cross; Banbury Market Place
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 21.04
- UK place.population_ref
- 54,335 (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Cherwell
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.type
- Market town
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Banbury
- UK place.post_town
- BANBURY
- UK place.postcode_district
- OX16
- UK place.postcode_area
- OX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01295
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP4540
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 64
- UK place.london_direction
- SE
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Article
35 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Banburyshire
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Geography
- Industry and commerce
- Motorsport
- Employment
- Companies and charities
- Cattle market
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses and coaches
- Roads
- Canal
- Media
- Places of interest
- Banbury Cross
- Banbury Museum & Gallery
- Tooley's Boatyard
- Spiceball Centre and Park
- Other recreational areas and parks
- Notable place names
- Education
- Religion
- Demographics
- Sport
- Twinning
- Notable people
- Arms
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshire and southern parts of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire which are predominantly rural. Banbury's main industries are motorsport, car components, electrical goods, plastics, food processing and printing. Banbury is home to the Jacobs Douwe Egberts factory which was previously the world's largest coffee-producing facility, built in 1964. The town is famed for Banbury cakes, a spiced sweet pastry.