Banbury is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, eight miles west of the town of Brackley, 22 miles north of the major city of Oxford, and 64 miles north-west of London. Banbury lies roughly one mile south-west of the Northamptonshire border. Banbury falls within the district council of Cherwell, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX16 postcode district. The post town for Banbury is Banbury.
Banbury is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Oxfordshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Oxfordshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Banbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Banbury is OX16 5QB.
Banbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OX16 postcode district.
The post town for Banbury is Banbury. Banbury is in the OX16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banbury.
The centre of Banbury is located at position 52.06213° latitude and -1.3336° longitude.
Latitude | 52.06213° |
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Longitude | -1.3336° |
The centre of Banbury is located at the grid reference easting 445783 and northing 240626 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 445783 |
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Northing | 240626 |
Position of Banbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Banbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Banbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Banbury to the centre of the city.