Museums · West Midlands
Banbury
Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, officially part of South East England. Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surround
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, officially part of South East England. 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. Banbury is located 64 miles (103 km) north-west of London, 37 miles (60 km) south-east of Birmingham, 27 miles (43 km) south-east of Coventry and 22 miles (35 km) north-northwest of Oxford. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
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Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, officially part of South East England. 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. Banbury is located 64 miles (103 km) north-west of London, 37 miles (60 km) south-east of Birmingham, 27 miles (43 km) south-east of Coventry and 22 miles (35 km) north-northwest of Oxford. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
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- Coordinates
- 52.0610, -1.3360
- Address
- Market Place, Banbury, OX16 5UH
- Official site
- www.cherwell.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Banbury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Banbury?
- Banbury is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.0610°, -1.3360°.