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Banbury
Market town in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.[1]
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Location within Oxfordshire | |
Area | 21.04 km2 (8.12 sq mi) |
Population | 54,335 (2021 Census)[1] |
• Density | 2,582/km2 (6,690/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SP4540 |
• London | 64 mi (103 km) SE |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BANBURY |
Postcode district | OX16 |
Dialling code | 01295 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | banbury |
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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 world's largest coffee-processing facility (Jacobs Douwe Egberts), 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-west of Oxford.