page_title: Banbury
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Banbury / Religion
caption_attribution_description: English: St Mary the Virgin parish church, Banbury, Oxfordshire, seen from the west
context_page_description: Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. The town is situated 64 miles northwest of London, 37 miles southeast of Birmingham, 27 miles south-by-southeast of Coventry and 22 miles north-by-northwest of the county town of Oxford. It had a population of 46,853 at the 2011 census.
  Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshire and southern parts of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire which are predominantly rural. Banbury's main industries are motorsport, car components, electrical goods, plastics, food processing, and printing. Banbury is home to the world's largest coffee-processing facility, built in 1964. The town is famed for Banbury cakes – similar to Eccles cakes but oval in shape.
context_section_description: In 1377 a pardon was given to a Welshman, who was wanted for killing another Welshman, after the accused person had taken sanctuary in St Mary's parish church.
  The Neithrop district of Banbury was the scene of rioting in 1589 after the Neithrop's maypole was destroyed by Puritans.
  Reverend William Whateley (1583–1639), whose father was several times bailiff or mayor of Banbury, was a notable Banbury vicar, who was instituted in 1610 but had already been a 'lecturer' there for some years. In 1626 Whateley refused communion to his own brother, who had been presented for religious incompetence. A report by the church wardens in 1619 said he was a well liked and tolerant priest.
  The Quaker meeting house by the town centre lane called 'The Leys' was built between 1748 and 1750.
caption: St Mary's parish church, built in the 1790s to replace a Medieval predecessor
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