Badminton
Badminton (population 271) is a village as well as civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It consists of Great Badminton as well as Little Badminton. In 1612 Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, purchased from Nicholas Boteler his mansions of Great as well as Little Badminton, called Madmintune in the Domesday Book while one century earlier the name Badimyncgtun was recorded, held by that household since 1275. The village houses the Duke of Beaufort's house, Badminton Residence, which has been the major seat of the Somerset family because the late 17th century. Badminton House additionally gives its name to the sporting activity of badminton. The town is popular for its steed trials, which occur in early May every year in the premises of Badminton House.
