Badminton
Badminton (population 271) is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It consists of Great Badminton as well as Little Badminton. In 1612 Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, bought from Nicholas Boteler his estates of Great and also Little Badminton, called Madmintune in the Domesday Book while one century earlier the name Badimyncgtun was recorded, held by that family since 1275. The town houses the Battle each other of Beaufort's house, Badminton Residence, which has been the primary seat of the Somerset household since the late 17th century. Badminton House likewise offers its name to the sporting activity of badminton. The town is renowned for its steed tests, which occur in very early May each year in the premises of Badminton House.
