Banbury

Banbury is a market town in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire. It is known for the nursery rhyme "Ride-a-cock-horse" and Banbury cakes. The local football team is Banbury United and they play at the Spencer stadium.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Banbury railway station and Horton General Hospital.

Banbury railway station

Railway station

Photo: Andy F, Public domain.

Banbury railway station serves the historic market town of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. The station is a stop on the Chiltern Main Line; it is operated by Chiltern Railways and has four platforms in use.

Horton General Hospital

Hospital

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The Horton General Hospital is a National Health Service hospital located on the Oxford Road, in the Calthorpe ward of Banbury. It is managed by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Castle Quay Shopping Centre

Shopping center

Photo: Alan Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Quay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town of Banbury, North Oxfordshire, England. The shopping centre is located in the centre of Banbury by the Oxford Canal, off Castle Street. Banbury Museum and Tooley's Boatyard are also located here.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middleton Cheney and Drayton.

Middleton Cheney

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middleton Cheney is a large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is about 3 miles east of Banbury in Oxfordshire and about 6 miles west-northwest of Brackley. Middleton Cheney is situated 3 miles east of Banbury.

Drayton

Village

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Drayton is a village and civil parish in the valley of the Sor Brook in Oxfordshire, about 2 miles northwest of Banbury. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 242.

Banbury

Type: Locality
Location: Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.0618° or 52° 3′ 42″ north

Longitude

-1.3365° or 1° 20′ 11″ west

Elevation

335 feet (102 metres)

Open location code

9C4W3M67+PC

GeoNames ID

7300939

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