History of Banbury the region within approximately 20 miles of the market town of Banbury. The county of Oxfordshire has two main commercial centres, the city of Oxford itself, which serves most of the south of the county, and Banbury, which serves the north (such as Adderbury, Deddington, Wroxton, Great Bourton and Bloxham), plus parts of the neighbouring counties of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. Hook Norton brewery, on the outskirts of Banburyshire, is one of Britain's last working tower breweries (by April 2006) and supplies several Banbury and Oxfordshire pubs with beer. From the former, the villages of King's Sutton and Middleton Cheney, and
Banbury Guardian succeeded as "Banbury Guardian" editor by Edward Clark, the first holder of that post not from the Potts family. Clark also took over Potts' history project, finally publishing it in 1958 as "History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town". Clark went on to prepare a revised, expanded second edition that was published in 1978. Since 2002 the younger William Potts has been commemorated by an Oxfordshire Blue Plaque at 16 Parsons Street, Banbury. On 25 March 2010 the "Banbury Guardian" converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Johnston Press, owners of the "Banbury Guardian", also publish a