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Banbury Museums Galleries And The Arts

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Banbury in Oxfordshire is located on the River Cherwell. The name Banbury is possibly derived from 'Banna', a local Saxon dignitary who is said to have built his stockade there in the 500's. Banbury is probably made most famous by the 'Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross'? nursery rhyme. It refers to a cross destroyed by puritans in 1602. There are many theories about the identity of the 'fine lady' referred to in the rhyme, including those she may have Lady Godiva or Elizabeth I. Banbury's current cross was erected in 1859 in commemoration of the marriage of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter to Prince Frederick of Prussia. In the 13th century, Banbury was well known for its wool making industry, but lost some early buildings in the fire of 1628. In 1790, the Oxford canal was created giving the town a large trade boost, with the railway doing the same in 1850. Nowadays Banbury continues to expand as a market town as it is close to the M40 which reaches Birmingham, Oxford, and London. Its major businesses today include aluminium from Alcoa, and coffee and custard from Kraft Jacobs Suchard. The traditional Banbury cake, made from fruit and pastry, are still made today.

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Bygones Museum > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Banbury

Tel: 01295 690258 - Butlin Fm, Claydon, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 1EP (3.67 miles)

H.C Dickins > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Banbury

Tel: 01295 721949 - High Street, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4LT (3.68 miles)

The Oxfordshire Craft Guild & Shop > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Oxford

Tel: 01608 641525 - 7 Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5NP (14.49 miles)

Foster Frames > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Stratford Upon Avon

Tel: 01789 269024 - 35 Greenhill Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6LE (19.27 miles)

John Noott > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Evesham

Tel: 01386 858969 - 20 High St, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7AA (27.4 miles)

Leicester City Council Arts & Leisure Department Museums > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Leicester

Tel: 0116 2666590 - Church Road, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8DP (29.77 miles)

Leicester City Council Arts & Leisure Department Museums > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Leicester

Tel: 0116 2532569 - Guildhall La, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6ZG (30.44 miles)

Birmingham City Council (Leisure & Culture, Museums, Museums Branches) > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Birmingham

Tel: 0121 3272333 - Cole Bank Rd, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 0BD (32.68 miles)

Birmingham City Council (Leisure & Culture, Museums, Department Of) > Museums Galleries And The Arts in Birmingham

Tel: 0121 3032839 - Birmingham, B1 1BE (34.75 miles)