a market and borough town in the county of Oxford, 71 miles from London. It is well built, containing many respectable houses; and is watered by the River Cherwell. The corporation consists of a mayor, four aldermen, and twelve councillors. Banbury returns a member to parliament. It has some manufactures, but depends chiefly on the villages around it, which send their agricultural produce to the market, which is held on Thursday. The Oxford and Birmingham canal passes here. Pop. of borough in 1851, 8715.