Welcome to Banbury
in this video , we drove from coventry to banbury.
For those of you who dont know Banbury. here is what you need to know about Banbury
Banbury, town (parish), Cherwell district, administrative and historic county of Oxfordshire, England. It lies along the River Cherwell and is the administrative centre for Cherwell district.

For centuries Banbury was noted for its ale, cheese, and Banbury cakes, a spiced currant pastry. Part of the original 16th-century cake house remains, together with several timbered and stone houses.

The original Banbury Cross, celebrated in the English nursery rhyme, was destroyed by Puritans in 1602 but was replaced in 1858. Banbury Castle (1125) was twice besieged by Parliamentarians during the English Civil Wars of the mid-17th century and was later demolished. Broughton Castle (14th–16th century) lies 2.5 miles (4 km) to the southwest. Banbury market is noted for its cattle sales.

The town is expanding as a centre for the overspill population of Greater London and is increasingly important for light industry, commerce, and tourism. Pop. (2001) 41,802; (2011) 46,853.

Is Banbury a nice place to live?
The attractive & vibrant market town of Banbury is situated in Oxfordshire; one of the most desirable places to live in the country. Banbury is a great mix of a busy market town and pretty villages.

Is Banbury famous for anything?
The North Oxfordshire market town of Banbury is a prosperous manufacturing centre and the UK base of brands like Douwe Egberts. Banbury has always been a place where things get made, from plush fabrics hundreds of years ago to narrow boats on the Oxford Canal, which came to the town in the 1770s.

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