BANBURY  , a See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market-See also:

• TOWN

town and municipal See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough in the Banbury See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

• OXFORDSHIRE (or OxoN)

Oxfordshire, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, on the See also:

• RIVER

river Cherwell and the See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal, 86 m . N.W. of See also:

• LONDON

London by the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• LINE

line of the See also:

• GREAT

Great Western railway . Pop . (1901 12,968 . The canal communicates northward with the See also:

• GRAND

Grand Junction and See also:

• WARWICK
• WARWICK, EARLS OF
• WARWICK, RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, EARL OF (1382—1439)
• WARWICK, RICHARD NEVILLE, EARL OF (1428—1471)
• WARWICK, SIR PHILIP (1609-1683)
• WARWICK, SIR ROBERT RICH, 2ND EARL OF (1587–1658)

Warwick canals, and there are See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch lines of the Great Central railway to the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main line at See also:

• WOODFORD

Woodford, and of the London & . See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North-Western railway to Bletchley: The town is the centre of a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich agricultural See also:

• DISTRICT

district, and there is a large manufacture of agricultural implements; while other See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries include rope and See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather See also:

• WORKS

works and See also:

• BREWING

brewing . Banbury cakes, consisting of a See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of pastry containing a mixture of currants, have a reputation of three centuries' See also:

• STANDING

standing . A magnificent See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church was destroyed by See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire and See also:

• GUNPOWDER

gunpowder in 1790 to make way for a See also:

• BUILDING

building of little merit in See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style . The See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Banbury See also:

• CROSS

Cross, celebrated in a See also:

• FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

familiar nursery See also:

• RHYME

rhyme, was destroyed by Puritans in 161o . During the 17th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century the inhabitants of Banbury seem to have been zealous Puritans, and are frequently satirized by contemporary dramatists . At a somewhat earlier See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period the See also:

• GRAMMAR (from Lat. grammatica, sc. ars; Gr. ypaµ)

grammar school, now See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct, was of such repute as to be chosen as the See also:

• MODEL (0. Fr. modelle, mod. modele; It. modello, pattern, mould; from Lat. modus, measure, standard)

model for the constitution of the school of St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul's . A school of See also:

• SCIENCE (Lat. scientia, from scire; to learn, know)

science was erected in ,861, and there is a municipal secondary and technical school .

Some See also:

• FINE

fine old timbered houses remain in the streets . Of the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle built in 1125 there are only the barest traces . Wroxton See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

Abbey, 2 M . N.W., shows slight remains of the originalAugustinian priory; but the See also:

• PRESENT

present beautiful gabled building, picturesquely situated, See also:

• DATES

dates mainly from ,618 . See also:

• BROUGHTON, HUGH (1549-1612)
• BROUGHTON, JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE, BARON (1786-1869)

Broughton Castle, 21m . S.W., is the most noteworthy See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house in the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county . The oblong See also:

• BLOCK
• BLOCK (from the Fr. bloc, and possibly connected with an Old Ger. Block, obstruction, cf. " baulk ")
• BLOCK, MAURICE (1816–19or)

block of buildings, fronted by lawns, is surrounded by a See also:

• MOAT

moat and protected by a See also:

• GATE

gate-house, See also:

• PART

part of which dates from 1301, at which date the See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel and a part of the house were also built . There is also See also:

• WORK

work of the 15th century and the Elizabethan period . The house is the seat of See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord Saye and Sele, having been in the See also:

• FIENNES, NATHANIEL (c. 1608-1669)

Fiennes See also:

• FAMILY

family since the reign of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry VII . (1485—1509) . Here See also:

• PYM, JOHN (1584-1643)

Pym and See also:

• HAMPDEN, HENRY BOUVERIE WILLIAM BRAND, 1ST
• HAMPDEN, JOHN (c. 1595-1643)
• HAMPDEN, RENN DICKSON (1793-1868)

Hampden and other leaders of the Parliamentarians were wont to meet in 164o . Without the gate is a fine Decorated church .

Banbury is governed by a See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors . See also:

• AREA

Area, 4633 acres . In the See also:

• YEAR

year 556 Banbury (Beranbyrig, Banesberie) was the See also:

• SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of a See also:

• BATTLE

battle between Cynric and See also:

• CEAWLIN (d. 593)

Ceawlin and Britons . It was assessed at 5o hides in the Domesday survey and was then held by the See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln . Allusions to the market occur as See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early as 1138, and Henry II. by See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter confirmed a market on See also:

• THURSDAY

Thursday and granted a See also:

• FAIR

fair at Whitsun . The first charter of See also:

• INCORPORATION (from Lat. incorporare, to form into a body)

incorporation was granted by See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary in 1553, and instituted a See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council consisting of a See also:

• BAILIFF

bailiff, 12 aldermen and 12 See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief burgesses;'a See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of See also:

• RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

record, one See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice of the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, a Thursday market and two See also:

• ANNUAL

annual fairs . See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James I. confirmed this charter in ,6o8. with some additions, including a weekly See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool-market, a See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse-market and two additional annual fairs . Both these charters were surrendered in 1683 in favour of a new charter, but were resumed in 1688 . In 1718 See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George I. granted a new charter, which held until the Municipal Corporations See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act of 1835 . From the date of Queen Mary's charter until the Re-See also:

• DISTRIBUTION (Lat. distribuere, to deal out)

distribution of Seats Act of 1885 the borough was represented by one member in See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament . See See also:

• ALFRED

Alfred Beesley, See also:

• HISTORY

History of Banbury (London, 1841) .