Badminton
Badminton (population 271) is a village as well as civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It includes Great Badminton and 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 household given that 1275. The village houses the Duke of Beaufort's house, Badminton Home, which has actually been the primary seat of the Somerset family members considering that the late 17th century. Badminton House additionally gives its name to the sport of badminton. The town is famous for its equine tests, which occur in early May yearly in the grounds of Badminton House.