Towns & cities · South East England
Badminton
Badminton — village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Badminton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 258 people. Address: GL9. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England". Coordinates: 51.5430°, -2.2850°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Badminton is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The only settlement in the parish is Badminton village, sometimes called Great Badminton to distinguish it from the hamlet of Little Badminton, about one mile to the north in Hawkesbury parish. The large country house called Badminton House is close to the north end of the village, and its surrounding deer park lies to the north and west.
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Background
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a manor at Madmintune with 24 households. In 1612 Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, bought from Nicholas Boteler his manors of Great and Little Badminton. One century earlier the name Badimyncgtun was recorded, held by that family since 1275.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5430, -2.2850
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Parish
- Badminton
- Postcode
- GL9
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Population
- 258
- Official site
- www.badmintonparishcouncil.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q799600 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Badminton, Gloucestershire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fence 12, Badminton Horse Trials - geograph.org.uk - 794809.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Badminton?
- Badminton is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GL9), in the parish of Badminton.
- Is Badminton a protected site?
- Yes — Badminton is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Badminton free to visit?
- Yes, Badminton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Badminton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL9. It sits within the Thornbury and Yate parliamentary constituency.