NewsUK NewsThames Valley PoliceA police cordon has been set up outside the lavatories close to the Banbury Cross after a woman's body was found near the historical landmark09:15, 24 May 2026Updated 09:24, 24 May 2026Police are investigating a woman’s 'unexplained death' after her body was found inside a public toilet near a historical landmark.‌Officers set up a cordon outside the lavatories close to the Banbury Cross in Banbury, Oxfordshire, yesterday at 8.20am.‌Thames Valley Police is appealing for anyone with information to get in touch with them.‌In a statement, the force said: "At around 8.20am this morning (23/5), we were made aware of an unexpected death in Banbury."Officers attended the public toilets on West Bar Street, close to the Banbury Cross, and sadly found the body of a woman.‌"We are still in the initial stages of this investigation, and the woman has not yet been identified.READ MORE: Nine-storey building collapses in Philippines with 21 missing – 'voices heard' in rubbleREAD MORE: Emergency crews including helicopter scrambled to HMP Deerbolt in major response"If anyone has any information regarding this unexplained death, please make contact with us on 101 quoting reference 43260255904.”The Banbury Cross is a 16-metre neo-Gothic monument.Article continues belowWhile it inspires the nursery rhyme "Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross", the current cross was built in 1859 to celebrate the wedding of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Thames Valley PoliceBreaking News