Alfred Beesley concluded that the purpose of the hill was thus to form a signalling platform with other Saxon encampments in the area, given that it afforded a view above most of Banbury to settlements such as Rainsborough and Arberry Hill (both in Northamptonshire).
Thomas Rainsborough (1610-1648), Colonel in the English Civil War, brother of William Rainborowe
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William Rainsborough (1587?-1642), English Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, and ambassador, their father