Badminton (Gloucestershire)
Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ N , 2 ° 17 ′ W
Badminton is a village in the county of Gloucestershire in southwest England . It is not far from the Cotswolds, 7 km northeast of Chipping Sodbury . In 2011 the village had 271 inhabitants.
location
Badminton is about 31 km northeast of Bristol and 180 km northwest of London .
history
Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since the late 17th century , was built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The parts of the building in the Palladian style were designed by William Kent . In World War II lived Mary of Teck , the widow of King George V , in the castle.
After the village or the Badminton House, the early 19th century is probably in. British India created game Badminton named since 1860; however, it is unclear why.
Events
The Badminton Horse Trials take place on the grounds of Badminton House each April or May .
Web links
- Badminton at visionofbritain.org.uk
Individual evidence
- ↑ history of the game to worldofbadminton.com
- ^ Badminton Horse Trials website