Banbury

[ ban-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, bam- ]

/ ˈbænˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri, ˈbæm- /

noun

a town in N Oxfordshire, in S England.

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The Banbury cheese alluded to was a milk cheese, about an inch in thickness.
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English rhubarb is principally produced at Banbury, Oxfordshire, from the Rheum rhaponticum.
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Charles Giffard was likewise taken prisoner at the conflict near Newport, but contrived to escape at Banbury.
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Pleasant footways follow the hill side on the north to Shotteswell and on the south to Banbury.
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Sometimes it was on his shoulder, sometimes on his head and often on his foot, riding with railway speed to “Banbury Cross.”
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British Dictionary definitions for Banbury

Banbury

/ (ˈbænbərɪ) /

noun

a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire: telecommunications, financial services. Pop: 43 867 (2001)

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