Banbury

Banbury
Market town
Clockwise, from top:Banbury Town Hall; The Fine Lady statue and Banbury Cross; Banbury Market Place
Banbury Location within Oxfordshire
Area	21.04 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
Population	54,335 (Parish, 2021)[1] 52,045 (Built up area, 2021)[2]
OS grid reference	SP4540
• London	64 mi (103 km) SE
District	Cherwell
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
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	Banbury
Website	www.banbury.gov.uk
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 52°03′40″N 1°20′10″W / 52.061°N 1.336°W / 52.061; -1.336

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 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.