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Some old houses in Aynho (formerly spelt *Aynhoe*), which is claimed to be in Banburyshire.

A former Cheney Coaches bus, a Heyfordian bus, a Stagecoach bus and a **Banburyshire Community Transport Association (B.C.T.A.)** bus in Banbury

Banburyshire is an informal (approximately 20 mile) area (52°03′46″N 1°20′17″W / 52.06278°N 1.33816°W / 52.06278; -1.33816) of England that is centred on the market town of Banbury.

Location

The county of Oxfordshire has two main commercial centres, the city of Oxford itself that serves most of the south of the county, and Banbury that serves the north (such as Adderbury, Deddington, Wroxton, Great Bourton and Bloxham) plus parts of the neighbouring counties of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

From the former, the villages of King's Sutton and Middleton Cheney, and possibly also Aynho, Fenny Compton, Charlton and Croughton could be considered part of Banburyshire, and from the latter Upper and Lower Brailes also fall within Banbury's sphere of influence. Both the settlements of Bicester, Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Chipping Norton and Hook Norton are also on the border of Banburyshire's area.^[2]

It is effectively encompassed by the former Banbury Rural District, Woodstock Rural District, Municipal Borough of Banbury, Southam Rural District, Brackley Rural District, Middleton Cheney Rural District and the north west of Ploughley Rural District (the part that was not in either Bicester Rural District or Headington Rural District before 1931) local government areas, which were abolished between 1935 and 1974.

Transport

The Banburyshire Community Transport Association Ltd charity provides special transport services for disabled in and around the town of Banbury.^[6]

Sport

Cherwell Edge in Chacombe, Northamptonshire (52°6′N 1°17′W / 52.100°N 1.283°W / 52.100; -1.283) is near the River Cherwell, north-west of Banbury.

The Spiceball Centre is Banbury's recently upgraded sports centre, which includes a swimming pool, courts, café and gym facilities. It is also regarded^{[by whom?]} as Banburyshire's leading facility of its kind.

Banbury United F.C. was first formed as Spencer Villa in 1931 and their home matches played at Middleton Road. At this time it was essentially a works club. In 1934, they changed their name to Banbury Spencer and moved to the Spencer Stadium. They had a lot of early success, winning most of the leagues which they played in.

References

External links

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[1] Community & news website for Banbury & Banburyshire

[banburyshire.com-2] Banburyshire^{[dead link]}

[3] Banburyshire - Photos and All Basic Informations

[4] About Banbury North Oxfordshire, historic home of Banbury Cross

[5] Planning a trip to Banburyshire, Banbury, County of Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - TripSage

[6] Banburyshire C.T.A. Ltd

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 It is effectively encompassed by the former [[Banbury Rural District]], [[Woodstock Rural District]], [[Municipal Borough of Banbury]], [[Southam Rural District]], [[Brackley Rural District]], [[Middleton Cheney Rural District]] and the north west of [[Ploughley Rural District]] (the part that was not in either [[Bicester Rural District]] or  [[Headington Rural District]] before 1931) local government areas, which were abolished between 1935 and 1974.
-===Roman finds===
-During excavations for the construction of an [[office building]] in [[Hennef Way]] in 2002, the remains of a [[British Iron Age]] settlement with circular buildings dating back to 200&nbsp;BC{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} were found. The site contained around 150 pieces of pottery and stone. Later there was a [[Roman villa]] at nearby [[Wykham Park]].<ref name="information-britain.co.uk">http://www.information-britain.co.uk/history/town/Banbury11/</ref><ref name="hist">[http://www.banbury-cross.co.uk/banhistory.htm A history of Banbury and the Banbury Cross explained]</ref> Remains of a substantial [[Roman villa]] were found just west of the B4100 main road, near [[Hanwell, Oxfordshire]].<ref name=Lobel>Lobel & Crosley, 1969, pages 112-123</ref><ref name=Sherwood632>Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 632</ref> A [[Roman Britain|Roman]] town once stood at [[Blacklands]],  {{convert|0.5|mi|m}} north of the village of King Sutton<ref>Deegan & Foard, 2008, pages 118-119</ref><ref>[http://www.cba-southmidlands.org.uk/SMAindex/k.html Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands Region: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire]</ref> and coins from the 4th century AD have been alo been found there.<ref name=Pevsner279>Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 279</ref>
-===Anglo-Saxon Chronicle===
-The [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]] recorded that [[Viking]]s raided the [[village]] of [[Hook Norton]] in AD 913.<ref name="Anglo-Saxons.net">[http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=chron&from=880&to=927 Anglo-Saxons.net]</ref> Banburyshire, [[Warwickshire]] and [[Northamptonshire]] were on the [[Front line]] of the [[Viking]]/[[Anglo-Saxon]] conflict of that time.<ref name="Anglo-Saxons.net"/> and a [[parish church]] was built there by AD 922.<ref name="St Peter's Parish Church history">[http://www.stpeters-hooknorton.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=59 St Peter's Parish Church history]</ref>  The [[Domesday Book]] records that in 1086 [[Hook Norton]] had 76 villagers and two [[Gristmill|mills]].
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