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Badminton, Gloucestershire

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Badminton
Badminton is located in Gloucestershire
Badminton
Badminton
Location within Gloucestershire
Population271 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST8082
Civil parish
  • Badminton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBADMINTON
Postcode districtGL9
Dialling code01454
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitewww.badmintonparishcouncil.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°32′35″N 2°17′06″W / 51.543°N 2.285°W / 51.543; -2.285
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Badminton (village)".

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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History

The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a manor at Madmintune with 24 households.[2] 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,[3][4] held by that family since 1275.[5]

Badminton House

The village houses the Duke of Beaufort's residence, Badminton House, which has been the principal seat of the Somerset family since the late 17th century. Badminton House also gives its name to the sport of badminton.[5]

Amenities

The village has a small shop which also serves as a post office.[6] The nearest pub, the Fox and Hounds, is in the nearby village of Acton Turville.

The village is close to the A46 and A433 roads, and the B4040 passes south of it. The M4 motorway can be reached via the A46. The railway station in Acton Turville closed in 1968,[7] but the line is still active. The nearest railway station is Yate on the Bristol–Gloucester line. West of the village is Badminton Airfield.[8]

Badminton Horse Trials are held in early May each year in the parkland of Badminton House.

Badminton Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in the late 1890s or early 1900s. The club closed in 1914.[9]

Parish church

Church of St Michael and All Angels

The parish church of St Michael and All Angels is attached to the Duke of Beaufort's residence.[10] The current church was built in 1785 and serves as the principal burial place of the Somerset family. Nearly all Dukes and Duchesses are interred here.

Notable events

Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and later commander of all the British forces in the Crimean War was born, raised and buried in Badminton. He was the youngest son of the 5th Duke of Beaufort.[11]

During the Second World War, Queen Mary left Marlborough House in London to take up residence at Badminton House, staying for the duration of the war. She lived there with her niece Mary, Duchess of Beaufort, wife of the 10th Duke.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ Badminton in the Domesday Book
  3. ^ Harris, Badminton Guide Book.
  4. ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
  5. ^ a b "A short history of the estate". Badminton Estate. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Badminton Post Office". Post Office. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Badminton Railway Station (Closure). HC Deb vol 765 cc1721-32". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 May 1968.
  8. ^ "Badminton Airfield". UKGA.
  9. ^ "Badminton Golf Club", "Golf’s Missing Links".
  10. ^ St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Badminton, 19 July 2013
  11. ^ "Fitzroy Somerset Papers". JISC. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ^ Vickers, Hugo (1 May 1995). "Obituary: Caroline Beaufort". Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  • Harris, John, Badminton Guide Book; The Duke of Beaufort His House, Bas Printers

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