Badminton
Badminton (population 271) is a town as well as civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It contains Great Badminton and also 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 Publication while one century earlier the name Badimyncgtun was recorded, held by that household given that 1275. The village houses the Fight it out of Beaufort's residence, Badminton Home, which has actually been the primary seat of the Somerset family members since the late 17th century. Badminton House also offers its name to the sporting activity of badminton. The town is famous for its equine trials, which occur in early May annually in the premises of Badminton House.
