In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Banbury like this:
Banbury, mun. bor. and par. with ry. sta., Oxfordshire, on river Cherwell, 21 miles N. of Oxford and 78 miles NW. of London by rail -- par., 3408 ac., pop. 9660; local government dist., 4682 ac., pop. 12,072; mun. bor., 81 ac., pop. 3600; 5 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market-day, Thursday. It has foundries and breweries; also mfrs. of cheese and the familiar Banbury cakes. The battle of Banbury was fought (1469) on the neighbouring plain of Danesmoor. The bor. returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
Banbury through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Banbury has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Cherwell. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Banbury and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Banbury, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/919
Date accessed: 20th June 2013
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