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
Shotover Brewery and John Henry Export India Pale Ale (7.1% abv) in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the university. Shotover Brewery The Shotover Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, founded in 2009. The brewery has an 8bbl (1300 litre)brew length and has a core range of four ales (Prospect 3.7% abv, Trinity 4.2% abv, Scholar 4.5% abv, and Oxford Porter 5% abv,) sold in cask and as bottle conditioned ale. Trinity was voted CAMRA Champion Beer of Oxfordshire 2014/15. The brewery also occasionally produces special historic beers. Examples include Plot