Banbury is a market town Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing them from villages and cities. A town may be correctly described as a market town or as having market rights even if it no longer holds a market, provided the right to do so still exists and civil parish In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils. The civil parish has its origins in the system of ecclesiastical parishes, but civil parishes have often deviated from the latter's borders as time has progressed. As there is no common stratum of in the district of Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire, England England /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population, while its mainland territory occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain. England is bordered by Scotland to the north, Wales to the west and the North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea,, located on the River Cherwell The River Cherwell (pronounced /ˈtʃɑrwɛl/ CHAR-well) is a river which flows through the Midlands of England. It is a major tributary of the River Thames. It lies 64 miles (103 km) northwest of London London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been an influential city for two millennia and its history goes back to its founding by the Romans. The city's core, the ancient City of London, still retains its limited medieval boundaries. However, since at least the nineteenth century, the name "London" has also referred, 38 miles (61 km) southeast of Birmingham Birmingham (pronounced /ˈbɝːmɪŋəm/ , BUR-ming-əm, locally /ˈbɝːmɪŋɡəm/ with a 'g') is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's core cities, and is the second-most populous British city, with a population of 1,010,200 (2005 estimate), 27 miles (43 km) south of Coventry Coventry (pronounced /ˈkɒvəntri/ or /ˈkʌvəntri/ ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. With a population of 303,475 at the 2001 Census (306,000 est. 2007), Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, and 21 miles (34 km) north northwest of the county town A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning of where the county of Oxford Oxford (pronounced /ˈɒksfərd/ ) is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city has a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre. For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river, in. The urban area, including surrounding parishes, had a population of 43,867 at the 2001 census A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census, though this figure has increased in recent years.[2] Other nearby towns and cities include Bicester to the south southeast, Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (pronounced /ˌmɪltən ˈkiːnz/ ), often abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 60 miles (97 km) north-west of London. It is also the principal town of the Borough of Milton Keynes. It was formally designated as a new town on 23 January 1967. Its 89 km2 (34 sq mi) area incorporated the existing towns of and Northampton Northampton ( pronunciation ) is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. It is about 67 miles (108 km) north-west of London and around 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham, and lies on the River Nene. It is the county town of Northamptonshire to the east, and north of Banbury, the towns of Stratford-Upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, 22 miles (35 km) south east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south west of the county town, Warwick. It is the main town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers a much larger, Warwick Warwick (pronounced /ˈwɒrɪk/ (WOR-rik with a silent w in the middle)) is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, 18 km (11 miles) south of Coventry and 4 km (2.5 miles) west of Leamington Spa (although the towns are conjoined), with a population of 25,434 (2001 census)., Royal Leamington Spa, Kenilworth Kenilworth is a town in central Warwickshire, England. In 2001 the town had a population of 22,582 . It is situated 10 km (6 miles) south of Coventry, 10 km (6 miles) north of Warwick and 145 km (90 miles) northwest of London, Coventry, Rugby Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county. The larger Borough of Rugby has a population of 91,600 (2005 estimate) and Daventry Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 (2001 census). The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 124 km (77 miles) north-northwest of London, 22.4 km (13.9 miles) west of Northampton and 16.4 km (10.2 miles) southeast of span from east to west. Banbury's Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of parliament tend to form parliamentary parties with members is Tony Baldry.

Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area, which is predominantly rural Rural areas are large and isolated areas of a country, often with low population density. Today, 75 percent of the United States' inhabitants live in suburban and urban areas, but cities occupy only 2 percent of the country. Rural areas occupy the remaining 98 percent. Banbury's main industries are car components, electrical goods, plastics, food processing, and printing. Banbury is home to the world's largest coffee-processing facility (Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in the United States and the second largest in the world (after Nestlé SA)), built in 1964. The town is famed for Banbury cakes – similar to Eccles cakes but oval in shape. Since July 2000 Banbury has hosted a unique gathering of traditional mock animals, from around the UK, at the annual Banbury Hobby Horse A hobby horse is a child's toy horse, particularly popular during the days before cars. Just as children today imitate adults driving cars, so, in former times, children played at riding a wooden hobby-horse made of a straight stick with a small horse's head (of wood or stuffed fabric), and perhaps reins, attached to one end. The bottom end of the Festival.

The surrounding area is known informally as Banburyshire and covers the north half of the Cherwell district and neighbouring areas. As Banbury lies near the Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire border, "Banburyshire" includes parts of Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire (including the city of Peterborough), Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire (including the borough of Milton Keynes), Oxfordshire, and Lincolnshire (England's and Warwickshire Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒrɪkʃər/ WORR-ick-shər or /ˈwɒrɪkʃɪər/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county. The shape of the administrative area Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the.

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History

Banbury Town Hall (December 2005). Banbury from the north-west

During excavations for the building of an office in Hennef Way in 2002, the remains of a British Iron Age The British Iron Age is a conventional name in the archaeology of Great Britain referring to the prehistoric and proto-historic phases of the Iron-Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding Ireland. The parallel phase of Irish archaeology is termed the Irish Iron Age, and similarly locally defined Iron Ages exist settlement with circular buildings dating back to 200 BC were found. The site contained around 150 pieces of pottery and stone. Later there was a Roman villa A Roman villa is a villa that was built or lived in during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. A villa was originally a Roman country house built for the upper class. According to Pliny the Elder, there were two kinds of villas: the villa urbana, which was a country seat that could easily be reached from Rome for a night or two, and the villa at nearby Wykham Park.[3]

Banbury developed in the Anglo-Saxon The history of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the fifth century until the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The fifth and sixth centuries are known archaeologically as Sub-Roman Britain, or in popular history as the 'Dark Ages'; from the sixth period under Danish influence, starting in the latter half of the fifth century. The name Banbury derives from "Banna", a Saxon chieftain said to have built his stockade there in the sixth century, and "burgh" meaning settlement.[4][5] The Saxon spelling was Banesbyrig.[6] The name appears as "Banesberie" in the Domesday Book The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror. While spending Christmas of 1085 in Gloucester, William "had deep speech with his counsellors and sent men all over England to each shire to find out what or how much each landholder had in land and.[6] The Saxons built Banbury on the west bank of the River Cherwell. On the opposite bank they built Grimsbury, which was part of Northamptonshire but was incorporated into Banbury in 1889.[7]

Banbury stands at the junction of two ancient roads: Salt Way (used as a bridle path to the west and south of the town), its primary use being transportation of salt; and Banbury Lane, which began near Northampton and closely followed the modern 22-mile-long road before running through Banbury's High Street and towards the Fosse Way The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter in South West England to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) in the East Midlands, via Ilchester (Lindinis), Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum) at Stow-on-the-Wold. Banbury's mediæval The Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christianity in the Reformation, the rise of humanism in the Italian prosperity was based on wool Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, llamas, and rabbits may also be called wool. Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is crimped; it has a different texture or.

Banbury Castle was built from 1135 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, and survived into the Civil War The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The first (1642–46) and second (1648–49) civil wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third war (1649–51) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II, when it was besieged. Due to its proximity to Oxford Oxford (pronounced /ˈɒksfərd/ ) is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city has a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre. For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river, in, the King's capital, Banbury was a Royalist town, but the inhabitants were known to be strongly Puritan A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of worship and doctrine, as well as personal and group piety. Puritans felt that the English Reformation had not gone far enough, and that the Church of England was tolerant of practices which they associated with. The castle was demolished after the war.

Banbury played an important part in the Civil War as a base of operations for Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in the English Civil War. After the execution of, who purportedly planned the Battle of Edge Hill The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday 23 October, 1642. The inconclusive result of the battle prevented either faction gaining a quick victory in the war, which eventually lasted four years in the back room (which can still be visited) of a local inn, The Reindeer.[8]

For centuries, trading in wool, ale, cakes and cheese created wealth for the town. Wool was first referred to in 1268, and cheese was manufactured from the 15th to the 18th centuries.

Banbury was ravaged by fire in 1628. Although some buildings have survived to the present day, many were destroyed.

The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal The Oxford Canal is a 78 mile long narrow canal in central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and Rugby. It connects with the River Thames at Oxford, to the Grand Union Canal at the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill, and to the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury Junction in Bedworth just north of Coventry, with Banbury Museum in the background.

The opening of the Oxford Canal The Oxford Canal is a 78 mile long narrow canal in central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and Rugby. It connects with the River Thames at Oxford, to the Grand Union Canal at the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill, and to the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury Junction in Bedworth just north of Coventry from Hawkesbury Junction to Banbury on 30 March 1778 gave the town a cheap and reliable supply of Warwickshire Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒrɪkʃər/ WORR-ick-shər or /ˈwɒrɪkʃɪər/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county. The shape of the administrative area Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the coal.[9] In 1787 the Oxford Canal was extended southwards,[10] finally opening to Oxford on 1 January 1790.[11]

The first two railways to reach Banbury opened in 1850. Firstly the Buckinghamshire Railway from Bletchley on the London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway was a railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. During the late 19th century the L&NWR was the largest joint via Buckingham and Brackley formed a terminus A railway station, train station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded. Historically, the term (railroad) depot has also been employed in North America. A station whose primary purpose is the provision of passenger services is at Merton Street. Within months the Oxford and Rugby Railway from Oxford Oxford is a mainline railway station serving the city of Oxford, England. It is about ten minutes walk to the west of the city centre, and on the line linking Reading with Birmingham New Street. It is also on the line for express trains from London Paddington to Hereford via Worcester. It is the starting point for fast trains to Paddington and for on the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835, and ran its first trains three years later. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel who chose a broad gauge of 7 ft 0+1⁄4 in (2,140 mm), via the Cherwell Valley opened a station A railway station, train station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded. Historically, the term (railroad) depot has also been employed in North America. A station whose primary purpose is the provision of passenger services is at Bridge Street. The GWR extended the Oxford and Rugby Railway northwards in 1852. In 1900 the Great Central Railway opened a branch line A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. David Blyth Hanna, the first president of the Canadian National Railway, said that although most branch lines cannot pay for themselves, they are essential to make main lines pay to Banbury from Culworth Junction on the main line.

British Railways British Railways , which later traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the British railway system from the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies in 1948 until privatisation in stages from 1994 to 1997. At first the trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became in 1962 an closed Merton Street station and the Buckingham - Banbury line to passenger traffic at the end of 1960. Merton Street freight depot continued to handle livestock traffic for Banbury's cattle market until 1966, when this too was discontinued and the railway dismantled. In March 1962 Sir John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was a founding member of the Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture. Starting his career as a journalist, he ended it as one of the most popular British Poet Laureates to date and a celebrated the line from Culworth Junction in his poem Great Central Railway, Sheffield Victoria to Banbury. British Railways closed this line too in 1966.

The main station, now called simply Banbury, is now served by trains running between London London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been an influential city for two millennia and its history goes back to its founding by the Romans. The city's core, the ancient City of London, still retains its limited medieval boundaries. However, since at least the nineteenth century, the name "London" has also referred Paddington London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area near central London, England and Birmingham via Reading, Oxford and Leamington Spa, and from London Marylebone via High Wycombe and Bicester, the fastest non-stop train taking 68 minutes to London Marylebone (and 62 minutes for the return journey).[citation needed]

In 1917 the Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway opened between an iron ore quarry north of Wroxton and a junction on the GWR just north of Banbury. It was heavily used during World War II but closed in 1967.

Banbury used to be home to Western Europe's largest cattle market,[12][13] situated on Merton Street in Grimsbury. For many years, cattle and other farm animals were driven there on the hoof from as far as Scotland to be sold to feed the growing population of London and other towns. Since its closure in June 1998 a new housing development has been built on its site which includes Dashwood Primary School.

The town saw rapid expansion during the 1960s as housing was built for the London overspill. Banbury's continued growth was accelerated by the completion of the M40 motorway which gave faster access to London and Birmingham.

Banbury was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835. It retained a borough council until 1974, when under the Local Government Act 1972 it became part of the Cherwell district, an unparished area with Charter Trustees. A civil parish with a town council was set up in 2000.

Transport and infrastructure

The booking hall and main entrance Banbury station, managed by Chiltern Railways. A Chiltern Railways train runs into Banbury station on a service from Birmingham Snow Hill to London Marylebone.

Due to the building of the M40 motorway, Banbury is now a town with good industry. It is now one of the major commuter towns for London, Oxford, Solihull and Birmingham. The M40 also provides local residents access to the Midlands and the southeast.

Banbury has rail services run by Chiltern Railways to Warwick, Birmingham and London Marylebone via the non-electrified Chiltern Main Line running from London Marylebone. It also has services run by First Great Western to Oxford, Reading and London Paddington. Services to other parts of the country are provided by CrossCountry via Birmingham New Street, to Cardiff, Bristol, Gloucester, Leicester, Stansted, as well as direct services to other cities across England and Scotland.

Banbury has an intra-urban bus service provided by Stagecoach Group which feeds the outlying villages and provides transport to places such as Oxford, Chipping Norton and Brackley.

Hennef Way (A422) was upgraded to a dual carriageway easing traffic on the heavily congested road and providing better links to north Banbury and the town centre from the M40.

In 2005 Oxfordshire County Council proposed building a ring road around Banbury, connecting the M40 to the Oxford Road at Bodicote, to ease town centre traffic. However this is not expected to be built until 2016 at the earliest.[14]

Expansion timeline of Banbury

Business

Banbury has shops in suburban local centres and in the town centre. There is a market held on Thursdays and Saturdays in the market place, as well as a farmers' market on the first Friday of every month.

Banbury has a shopping centre called the Castle Quay, located in the centre of Banbury. It opened as the Castle Shopping Centre in 1977 before being expanded in the 1990s. It has five entrances; two along the canal, one on Bridge Street and two in the market place. The centre has over 80 stores[15] including well-known names such as Marks & Spencer, Bhs and Debenhams.

Polish and East European immigration

Banbury has one of the UK's lowest unemployment rates, dipping as low as 1% in 2005,[16] with a resultant high demand for labour. Once Poland joined the European Union in 2004, a number of Banbury-based employment agencies began advertising for staff in major Polish newspapers. According to an estimate by the Banbury Polish Association, there are between 5,000 and 6,000 Poles in the town.[16] The influx of the largely Catholic Polish workers has had a revitalising effect on Banbury's Catholic churches, to the extent that at least one now offers a Mass said partially in Polish. Additionally specialist Polish food shops have opened as well as supermarkets such as Tesco opening specialist food counters for the Polish migrants.

Banbury Cross

The statue of the "fine lady" at Banbury Cross.

At one time Banbury had many crosses (The High Cross, The Bread Cross and The White Cross), but these were destroyed by Puritans on 26 July 1600. Banbury remained without a cross for another 250 years until the current Banbury Cross was erected in 1859 at the centre of the town to commemorate the marriage of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter to Prince Frederick of Prussia. The current Banbury Cross is a stone, spire-shaped monument decorated in Gothic form. Statues of Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V were added in 1911. The cross is fifty-two feet six inches high, and topped by a gilt cross.

The English nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross" refers to the cross destroyed by Puritans in 1602. In April 2005, Princess Anne unveiled a large bronze statue depicting the Fine Lady upon a White Horse of the nursery rhyme.[17] It stands on the corner of West Bar and South Bar, just yards from the present Banbury Cross.

Local newspapers

Banbury has four local newspapers:

The Banbury Guardian is published on Thursdays and goes on sale the same day. The Banbury Cake is published on Wednesdays and is released for delivery on Thursday. The Banbury & District Review is published Thursdays and released for delivery on Friday. The Commuter is released for delivery on Monday.

Banbury Museum

Banbury has a museum in the town centre near Spiceball Park, replacing the old museum near Banbury Cross.[18] It is accessible over a bridge from the Castle Quay Shopping Centre or via Spiceball Park Road. Admission to the museum is free. The town's tourist information centre is located in the museum entrance in Castle Quay.

Education

One of the campuses of Oxford and Cherwell Valley College is situated in Banbury. The town also has three secondary schools - North Oxfordshire Academy, Banbury School and Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School and Sports College - and a number of primary schools.

Geography

Banbury is located in the Cherwell Valley, and consequently there are many hills in and around the town. Apart from the town centre much of Banbury is on a slope and each entrance into the town is downhill. Estates such as Bretch Hill and Hardwick are built on top of a hill and much of the town can be seen from both. Other hills include Crouch Hill and many others to the east of the town.

Banbury is located at the bank of the River Cherwell which sweeps through the town, going just east of the town centre with Grimsbury being the only estate east of the river.

The town is at the northern extreme of the UK's South East England region, just 2 miles from the Midlands border.

Religion

Banbury has a diverse range of religions, in particular Christianity and Islam. As a result of this there are several places of worship in Banbury including churches and a mosque located in Grimsbury.

Sport

Banbury has several sporting clubs, most notably Banbury United football club. There are also Rugby, Canoeing, Golf and Cricket clubs. These clubs represent a variety of age groups, and play at varying levels, from amateur to national.

Twinning

Banbury is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Census 2001
  2. ^ 2001 urban areas headcounts
  3. ^ A history of Banbury and the Banbury Cross explained
  4. ^ A History of Banbury by Tim Lambert, localhistories.org
  5. ^ BBC - Oxford - Places - Banbury
  6. ^ a b About Banbury, The Rotary Club of Banbury
  7. ^ Banbury - Introduction, British History Online
  8. ^ Reindeer Inn website
  9. ^ Compton, Hugh J (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 25. ISBN 0 7153 7238 6.
  10. ^ Compton, Hugh J (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 37. ISBN 0 7153 7238 6.
  11. ^ Compton, Hugh J (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 39. ISBN 0 7153 7238 6.
  12. ^ Hanwell House website
  13. ^ http://www.strum.co.uk/scratch/banbury9.htm
  14. ^ "Long-awaited relief road moves closer, thisisoxfordshire.co.uk, 2 February 2005
  15. ^ Castle Quay Shopping Centre Home Page
  16. ^ a b "Town's a magnet for Polish workers", Banbury Guardian, 18 May 2006
  17. ^ http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=687&ArticleID=1033439
  18. ^ http://www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/banburymuseum/

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Fri, 08 May 2009 10:04:16 GM

Well, Elizabeth has made a new little friend one who is oh so sweet to her! What a great family they are and L is a little beauty! Thanks for spending the afternoon with us, looking forward to part two! I just love this one of her, ...

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