Northampton's Market Square is one of the largest in England and dates from 1235 when the selling of goods in the All Saints churchyard was stopped by King Henry III. Livestock was sold in Northampton Market Square until 1873 when a purpose-built cattle market opened.
1. Red Lion (Banbury/Hotels in Banbury)
The Red Lion overlooks the village green in Adderbury. It is and old coaching inn with old oak decoration and stone chimneys. The bar has a list of the inn's Landlords dating back to before the civil war when it was a Royalist owned hostelry. The...